Senior Reliability Engineer

Milwaukee Tool Precision Fastening Reliability EngineerCome be disruptive with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization, that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.All our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our engineering teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations. The fast-paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with end users to understand how to deliver heavy duty products with high performance. We create best in class products by leveraging advanced analysis tools, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility.The Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer's primary duties are to utilize engineering skills to contribute to the life cycle of power tool products. The Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer will define the test methods and product requirements needed to ensure durable, disruptive, and market-leading products and systems in advanced systems development and mass production portions of product life cycles.A successful candidate will bring curiosity, accountability, and strong experience in requirements definition, test development, validation, and data acquisition to the Precision Fastening team. The candidate enjoys a fast-paced work environment with excellent visibility and opportunities to grow.Duties and ResponsibilitiesBe a subject matter expert in the Precision Fastening team with respect to test methods, product requirements, user needs, and reliability for precision fastening productsDevelop critical to quality (CTQ) requirements from collaboration with product management and participation in user needs researchCollaborate with engineering and marketing to ensure product specifications with respect to all aspects of reliability, quality, and user needs are metDesign experimental techniques to improve development and testing effortsImplement testing best practices within the Precision Fastening teamInteract with global suppliers that participate in product developmentTrack multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the Milwaukee Tool processResearch published standards and released products to drive understanding in a new, growing category.Testing and AnalysisDevelop test procedures and create test plans to evaluate product performance against user and product requirementsEffectively document test plans, procedures, and best practices for execution in test laboratoriesPerform data analysis, post-processing, and visualization of test dataSummarize test results with statistical techniques and present concise, logical, written conclusionsCommunicate results, summaries, and implications of test results to a wide variety of stakeholders including technical and non-technical leaders and decision makersEnsure timely failure reporting and drive root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventative actionsCollaborate with global testing, manufacturing, and engineering teams to identify, evaluate, and resolve testing issuesJob RequirementsBachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Reliability, Mechanical, Electrical, or other related disciplines)5+ years of experience in related reliability, test engineering, and quality fieldStrong analytical problem-solving skills and sound statistical application in areas such as design of experiments, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEAs, hypothesis testing, etc.Hands-on experience with data acquisition systems, data analytics, and related software (e.g. Python, nCode Glyphworks, Dewesoft, LabVIEW)Experience with life data analysis, reliability distributions, and statistical analysis, and related software (e.g. Minitab, Reliasoft Weibull++)Knowledge of measurement system analysis and capability studies (Gage R+R, Process Capability, Machine Capability), particularly as they relate to precision fastening applicationsExperience in troubleshooting, fault detection, failure analysis, and automating tests/measurements and analysisStrong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels with creative problem-solving capabilitiesAbility to travel 10% (includes both domestic and international)Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.