Jobs › Milwaukee Tool

Project Engineer II - Hand Tools

Milwaukee Tool · Milwaukee, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

Apply at Milwaukee Tool

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a new product you took from concept to launch. What did you own at each stage?

What they are checking: Whether they have carried both the engineering and the project management through a full new product cycle, not just one slice.

Tell me about a time feedback from a tradesperson changed one of your designs.

What they are checking: Whether they actually go to users and let what they hear change the product, which this team expects of engineers.

Tell me about a project that hit a major setback. How did you get it back on track?

What they are checking: Whether they respond to setbacks with a practical recovery plan and honest updates rather than blame or silence.

What would you do

This role works closely with teams in Mexico and Latin America. How have you worked with teams in other countries, and how comfortable are you working in Spanish?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep a project moving across language and culture, since much of the daily work happens with those teams.

A supplier sample fails a strength test two weeks before a milestone. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they work the root cause with the supplier and raise the schedule risk early rather than hoping it resolves.

Marketing wants a feature that pushes the tool over its cost target. How do you handle that conversation?

What they are checking: Whether they can lay out the tradeoff clearly with numbers so the team decides together instead of arguing opinions.

About the work

How would you design pliers or a wrench to hold up to years of daily jobsite abuse?

What they are checking: Whether they think about steel choice, heat treatment and stress points the way a hand tool designer has to.

How do you build a project schedule and find the tasks that will really decide your launch date?

What they are checking: Whether they can spot the critical path early instead of treating every task as equally urgent.

What tests would you run to prove a new hand tool is ready to launch?

What they are checking: Whether they know how to validate torque, fatigue and abuse limits against standards and real use, not only nominal specs.

How do you design a forged or stamped part so it can be made consistently at volume?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the manufacturing processes behind hand tools well enough to avoid designs that cannot be built cheaply.

Practice this interview out loud.

Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Milwaukee Tool from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.

Practice this out loud

The full job description

As published by Milwaukee Tool.

Project Engineer II Job Description: *Due to this role largely working with cross functional teams in Mexico and LATAM, a bilingual Spanish speaking candidate is preferred. Project Engineer II - Hand Tools INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success – so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions. Our Engineering Team is responsible for solving every day pain points and improving on efficiencies, changing the lives of our users. Behind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. Year after year, our team continues to be disruptive and drives significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started! As a Project Engineer II for Milwaukee you will be utilizing your engineering skills and project management ability to innovate and execute New Product Development that support our growing Hand Tools Business Unit. Milwaukee Electric Tool offers benefits on your first day of work (health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k) and an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria, as well as a state of the art fitness facility! You’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities: • Lead multiple small to medium scale engineering projects. • Work cross-functionally with global Design, Marketing, Quality & Reliability, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Supply Chain departments in Mexico and LATAM to deliver innovative products that provide efficiency and safety to our end users. • Develop comprehensive project plans and drive project execution that balance cost, schedule, performance, and risk tradeoffs. • Monitor & Track project progress and provide monthly project status updates to senior management and the project team. • Regularly visit the manufacturing cells/suppliers to maintain open lines of communication with the cell/suppliers and provide troubleshooting analysis as required. • Develop and Leverage technical prowess to challenge and quickly guide cross functional team through risk mitigation, including but not limited to: • Design for Manufacturing (Injection Molding, Forging, Casting, Stamping, Machining, Grinding, etc.) • Material selection and heat treatments • Tolerance stacks and iterative design and part review • Root cause analysis What TOOLS you’ll bring with you: • Fluency in Spanish preferred • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or educational equivalent is required. Preferred degree in Mechanical Engineering. • Ability to travel to Internationally & domestically several times of year is required (up to 50% travel). • Minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience. • Ability to manage several simultaneous projects is required. • Highly developed mechanical aptitude is required including a broad knowledge of engineering materials used in hand tools, and an understanding of the manufacturing processes associated with these materials. • To be successful in this role you will need to be a self-starter who has a strong problem-solving skill set and understands design, testing, and manufacturing processes (injection molding, forging, grinding, stamping, heat treatment, machining, etc.). • Able to provide candid overview of upcoming workload and comfortable escalating potential resource bottlenecks. • Understanding of DFMA and various cost drivers associated with materials, labor & overhead is required. • PMP/CAPM certification is a plus but not required. We provide these great perks and benefits: • Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans. • Generous 401 (K) savings plan. • Education assistance. • On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service. · And many more, check out our benefits site HERE . Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

Apply at Milwaukee Tool