Senior Design Engineer - Advanced - Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation : Job Details

The Advanced Engineering manager Senior Design Engineer is responsible for leading a team of mechanical engineers, CAD designers, and others in delivering technical solutions for challenging design requirements and developing solutions to technical problems. As part of our advanced engineering team, you will evaluate programs, provide in-depth analysis, and design solutions before the new product development process starts. Your team will reduce technical risk, design new mechanisms, and develop math models directly leading into our new product development. You will help ensure we continue to be market leaders and deliver the best products to our end users.

The advanced engineering manager should be technically inclined with strong leadership skills, able to provide senior-level oversight for core engineering design principles.

• Chief technical resource and mechanical engineering leader on mid/high complexity Power Tools Advanced Engineering projects
• Own and lead technical efforts to define needs, identify solutions, and generate evaluation and verification methodologies for manufacturable mechanical designs
• Communicate effectively with teams and management to facilitate workflow and resolve project barriers
• Provide clear engineering information to New Product Development Teams and Product Marketing for trade-off decisions
• Maintain professionalism in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions
• Influence and lead a diverse team of junior and seasoned engineers to achieve departmental goals
• Foster a positive, trusted, high-energy, learning, and fun community environment
• Manage resources to anticipate staffing and skillset needs, and allocate work efficiently
• Drive design reviews, provide critical assessments, and offer objective feedback
• Review intellectual property and technical publications for areas of interest
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor others
• Develop math models and design new mechanisms
• Perform calculations and analyses in areas such as stress analysis, material selection, gear design, and vibration analysis
• Develop design solutions to meet consumer requirements
• Conduct root cause analysis and apply systematic thinking
• Participate in field research and facilitate project flow with manufacturing and cross-functional teams
• Interact with suppliers to develop part and product specifications
• Evaluate product design for material, cost, and reliability considerations
• Develop, write, and analyze test requests with the Milwaukee Tool Test Laboratory
• Hire talented individuals to contribute to the team

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics; Master's preferred
• 5+ years in product or mechanical design
• 2+ years leading and managing mechanical engineering teams
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as ProE, SolidWorks, NX
• Experience with FEA
• Deep mechanical aptitude, knowledge of materials, properties, and manufacturing processes
• Experience overseeing design of durable consumer products
• Proven leadership and motivational skills
• Autonomy, leadership, and proactiveness
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

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