Project Leader

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, WI

About The Position

The Project Leader manages multiple low- to moderately complex engineering projects with minimal direction, providing project management and technical direction for successful and timely implementation of projects supporting Value Engineering and Product Support across the Battery Category. The role leads cross-functional teams and oversees day-to-day project activities, balancing cost, performance, reliability, manufacturing needs, and schedule. The Project Leader guides design projects and reviews team members’ work; plans and documents meetings; monitors project schedules and budgets; identifies and reduces risks; and communicates project status across teams. The role evaluates design alternatives and oversees component integration, materials, packaging, safety, and regulatory compliance. It also conducts design and safety reviews, aligns milestones with Marketing and other functions, collaborates with Operations, Quality, manufacturing plants, and suppliers, and improves procedures to support project outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
Strong mechanical/electrical engineering aptitude and broad knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes used for power tools.
Proven experience managing critical-path schedules and technical and schedule risks, including preventative actions.
Experience leading cross-functional teams through problem-solving.
Skill in preparing and presenting high-level engineering and project summaries.
Working design knowledge of technologies associated with Milwaukee products.
Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
Experience with 3D CAD and tolerance analysis.
Familiarity with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Microsoft Project.
Ability to travel internationally 10–15%.

Nice To Haves

Graduate studies in Project Management.
Formal training in project management.

Responsibilities

Lead low- to moderately complex design projects, providing direction, guidance, and engineering expertise and reviewing team members’ work.
Schedule, facilitate, and document project meetings and track schedules to ensure timelines are met.
Complete assigned engineering projects within budget and schedule guidelines.
Communicate across teams through daily updates and high-level project summaries to support timely completion.
Drive designs to meet market-driven cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
Identify project risks and implement risk-reduction plans.
Analyze, evaluate, and select design execution alternatives that meet specification objectives, and implement them into mass production.
Oversee integration of complex components, material selection, packaging, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Conduct design and safety reviews to obtain approvals for product-development phase progressions.
Comply with Milwaukee Tool procedures related to project flow across engineering and non-engineering departments.
Maintain a view of the full project scope with minimal guidance.
Frame technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and other cross-functional teams and ensure milestone alignment.
Work with Operations, Quality, and suppliers to confirm delivery of conforming products.
Motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives while maintaining focus on cost, performance, and schedule.
Oversee day-to-day activities of project team members.
Work extensively with manufacturing plants and suppliers to achieve project goals.
Review existing procedures and implement improvements to enhance project outcomes.