Sr Design Engineer

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, WI

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer uses highly developed engineering expertise and project management abilities to contribute to designing and developing new products and supporting existing products within the Power Tools department. The role serves as a lead technical resource on Power Tool development projects, providing technical direction and supporting successful engineering execution. It also provides day-to-day technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to direct reports, helping them develop technical capabilities and increasing ownership and independence. The engineer supports project prioritization, technical trade-off evaluation, risk identification and mitigation, and engineering deliverables, and provides engineering information to Project Leaders and Global Engineering teams. The role establishes and supports test regimens for components and assemblies and delivers data analysis to support design recommendations. Technical work includes mechanical stress analysis, tolerance stack analyses, gearing design, sound and vibration and dynamic-system response, and mechanism development and analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics.
5 years of design experience.
Strong proficiency in 3D CAD, such as ProE, Solidworks, NX, or similar, as well as FEA.
Deep mechanical aptitude, including broad knowledge of engineering materials, their mechanical properties, and associated manufacturing processes.
Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers toward increasing technical ownership and independence.
Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to guide and support engineers leading projects.
Ability to travel up to 10%, including domestic and international travel.
High interest in tools of the construction trades.

Nice To Haves

Gearing design experience.

Responsibilities

Contribute engineering expertise and project management abilities to the design and development of new products and support of existing products in the Power Tools department.
Serve as a lead technical resource on Power Tool development projects, providing technical direction, guidance, and support.
Provide day-to-day technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to direct reports.
Help direct reports develop technical capabilities, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and the ability to lead projects independently.
Support direct reports in leading multiple projects by helping establish priorities, evaluate technical trade-offs, identify and mitigate risks, and drive engineering deliverables.
Provide clear engineering information to Project Leaders and Global Engineering teams to facilitate trade-off decisions.
Establish and support test regimens for components and assemblies within project scope.
Ensure complete data analysis is delivered to support design recommendations.
Execute and provide technical guidance on calculations and software-aided analyses involving mechanical stress, tolerance stacks, gearing, sound and vibration, dynamic systems, and mechanisms.