Project Leader – Power Tool Accessories NPD

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, MT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a disruptive Project Leader for its Accessories New Product Development Team. This role is responsible for managing multiple moderate to highly complex engineering projects with minimal direction, providing project management and technical direction for successful and timely implementation of projects. The position supports New Product Development, Continuous Improvement, Value Engineering, and Product support within the NPD Accessories business unit. The culture at Milwaukee Tool emphasizes disruptive innovation, pride in work and brand, and a focus on user needs. This role operates in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, collaborating daily with peers across Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Product Management, Operations, and Supply Chain. The position is on-premises and not remote.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering.
Minimum 7 years engineering experience in related field.
Experience successfully managing low-moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.
Must possess a high level of Mechanical/Electrical engineering aptitude.
Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of the technologies associated with Milwaukee products.
Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project.
Ability to travel up to 10% travel includes both Domestic and International.

Nice To Haves

Graduate studies preferred in the business areas such as Project Management, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational studies.
Formal project management training preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership over high complexity/high item (SKU) count/full category projects, including Next Generation/new to Milwaukee Tool/New to World.
Provides direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members.
Review work of designers, engineers, and other project team members.
Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
Communicates, both verbal and written, to assure all groups are working toward the goal of timely project completion.
Communicate technical details, ideas, and concepts to engineers and non-engineers in multiple locations.
Drive design of project to meet market driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
Identify project risks and implement risk reduction plans.
Analyze, evaluate, and select from design execution alternatives to best meet specification objectives and implement designs into mass production.
Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of complicated components and assemblies, material selection, packaging, and safety, regulatory and standards compliance.
Conduct design and safety reviews as needed to gain necessary approvals for product development phase progressions.
Comply with all Milwaukee Tool procedures covering new product development and design output in addition to procedures of non-engineering departments related to project flow.
Consistently visualizes entire scope of a project with very little guidance.
Schedules, develops agendas, facilitates, and documents project meetings.
Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines.
Regularly makes presentations of project status.
May occasionally recommend changes to existing standards and procedures.
Maintains an awareness of competitive offerings and the general business climate in the power tool industry.
Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although will provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross functional project team members.
Also oversees day-to-day activities of project team members.
Interacts extensively with manufacturing plants and outside suppliers to achieve project goals.
Makes component material or process recommendations.
Independently leads a cross functional team in the development of custom high output capabilities for advanced performance power tool accessories, including specialized manufacturing equipment.
Designs new experiments and test systems.
Exhibits vision and foresight to test the extremes of a design and guide the team members through well thought out, logical test regimes.
Directs high complexity design optimization DOEs and root cause analysis to generate design alternatives.
Performs various other duties to support the larger business needs as assigned and directed by management.