Sr Reliability Engineer - Plumbing and Electrical

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, WI

About The Position

The Senior Reliability Engineer contributes to the development and qualification of power tool products by defining test methods, analytical processes, and product requirements that support durable, high-performance products. This is a hands-on role requiring an understanding of the use and operation of tools and equipment under development. The position supports complex power tools for plumbing, electrical, HVACR, and mechanical trades. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert in reliability engineering, testing, product requirements, user needs, and data analytics. The role works with product management, design engineering, marketing, global engineering teams, suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and service partners. It also includes mentoring less experienced engineers, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and developing best practices across the business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or a related engineering field.
Five or more years of experience in product development, systems, reliability, test, and/or quality roles.
Analytical problem-solving skills and application of statistics, including areas such as Design of Experiments, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEAs, and hypothesis testing.
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels, with creative problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to travel 5–10%, including domestic and international travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with or desire to learn test development and design verification and validation.
Experience with HALT, accelerated life testing, and other reliability test methods.
Experience with life data analysis, reliability distributions, and related software such as Minitab or Reliasoft Weibull++.
Hands-on experience with data acquisition systems, data analytics, and related software such as Python, nCode Glyphworks, or Dewesoft.
Systems engineering fundamentals, requirements management, and proven ability to lead a primary function within a project team.
Knowledge or experience with phases of residential and commercial construction and the equipment used.

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert on test methods, product requirements, user needs, and data analytics within the development team.
Manage user needs and design requirements through collaboration with product management and participation in user research.
Collaborate with design engineers and marketing to define product specifications for reliable life, durability, quality, features, and other user needs.
Design experimental and analytical techniques to improve product development, testing, and qualification.
Interact with global engineers, suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and service partners supporting product development.
Identify risks through critical thinking, data analysis, design reviews, and test results.
Track and support multiple projects to ensure schedule adherence and Milwaukee Tool quality expectations.
Develop test methods and repeatable procedures for global test labs to assess product performance against user and design requirements.
Document test plans, procedures, schedules, and risk mitigation plans.
Support the creation of complex test fixtures, GR&R, and correlation studies that meet project cost and schedule requirements.
Execute robustness tests to evaluate product durability.
Analyze, post-process, and visualize test data, reliability growth, and demonstration data.
Summarize test results using statistical techniques and present concise, logical written or verbal conclusions.
Ensure timely failure reporting and drive root cause analysis and effective corrective and preventive actions with stakeholders.
Coach and support other engineers through the power tool development process and reliability engineering deliverables.
Create guidelines and best practices to improve reliability engineering efficiency across the business.
Guide multidisciplinary teams through complex design tradeoffs, broadscale issue management, and leadership alignment.