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Regulatory Engineer

Milwaukee Tool · Brookfield, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you explain a regulatory requirement to a design engineer so they build it into the product instead of seeing it as a hurdle?

What they are checking: Whether they can work as a real member of a cross-functional design team rather than a gatekeeper at the end.

Tell me about a time a product failed a compliance test late in the program. What did you do?

What they are checking: How they handle schedule pressure while keeping the product compliant, and whether they find the cause or just retest.

Tell me about a time you had to say no to a design choice for regulatory reasons. How did the team react, and what happened?

What they are checking: Whether they can hold a firm line on compliance while staying a trusted partner to engineering.

What would you do

A standard you rely on is being revised, and the new edition takes effect partway through your product's life. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they watch standards changes and plan transitions for both new and existing products.

You're working with a third-party lab like UL or Intertek and the certification is holding up launch. How do you push it along?

What they are checking: Whether they manage test lab relationships actively and know what they can and cannot speed up.

Marketing wants to add a new country to a launch that is six weeks away. What do you need to know before saying yes?

What they are checking: Whether they can quickly size up a new market's requirements and give the business an honest answer.

About the work

Walk me through how you would define the regulatory requirements for a new cordless power tool sold in the US, Canada and Europe.

What they are checking: Whether they can map a product to the right standards and markets, such as UL and IEC 62841, early in design.

What changes when a product contains a lithium-ion battery pack, from a compliance and shipping standpoint?

What they are checking: Whether they know battery-specific rules like UN 38.3 transport testing and the related safety standards.

How would you approach EMC requirements for a tool with a brushless motor and a wireless radio?

What they are checking: Whether they understand emissions and immunity testing plus radio rules like FCC and RED for connected products.

What environmental and chemical rules do you watch for on power tools, and how do you get supplier data you can trust?

What they are checking: Whether they know RoHS, REACH and Prop 65 obligations and how hard it is to get reliable supplier declarations.

How do you keep a technical file organized so you could answer an auditor or regulator quickly years after launch?

What they are checking: Whether their documentation habits hold up over a product's whole life, not just at certification.

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The full job description

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Job Description: Come 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. To learn more about the Milwaukee story and our company click HERE . As a Regulatory Engineer for Milwaukee Tool, you will be located at our Corporate & Global Design Headquarter in Brookfield, WI. You will work in a fast-paced environment to define Regulatory Requirements as a member of a cross-functional design team. Under the direction of the Manager of Regulatory Compliance, you will work with other Regulatory Engineers with strong experience and background in this field. Your primary duty is to assist in the coordination and execution of Regulatory and compliance testing and evaluation of Milwaukee products to the provisions of US, Canadian, and International product safety standards. You’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities : • Advise Project Leaders, Engineers, and Designers regarding safety requirements including tests and design constraints to minimize risk of injury and/or property damage. • Supervise all aspects of product safety certification for Milwaukee products sold worldwide. This includes, but is not limited to, preparation of test samples, execution of the test, test reporting and data analysis, and certification submittal. • Evaluate information and render opinion related to the safety and compliance of a concept, design, or product. • Conduct design reviews and construction reviews. Review test results and determine acceptability. • Work with technicians to troubleshoot test parameters and outcomes. • Communicate with product teams regarding product regulatory and safety matters. • Review and provide feedback for operator's manuals and on-product markings. • Establish and define best practices for fellow team members. Create tools to increase team efficiency. • Become conversant with the latest industry safety standards (UL, CSA, IEC, etc.), regulations (UN, IATA, FCC, CP65, RoHS, ErP, DOE, CEC, etc.), and OSHA specifications. Where requirements are unclear, assist in obtaining an interpretation from the appropriate authority. What TOOLS you’ll bring with you: • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical equivalent • Experience handling product safety and regulatory activities, preferably associated with power tools, Lithium-ion batteries, lights, and/or consumer products, is desired. • High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and Power Point. • Familiar with Hazard Based Analysis techniques. • Understanding of general laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, e-loads, and data acquisition systems. • Possess strong verbal, written and organizational skills essential to professional communication. • Show an emphasis on and adherence to schedule and attention to detail. • Ability to travel both domestically and internationally, as necessary. • High interest in tools of the trade. 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.

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