Reliability Engineer II - Plumbing and Electrical

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. 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 make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started. To learn more about our story click HERE . The Reliability Engineer II is responsible for utilizing engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of power tool products. The Reliability Engineer defines the test methods, analytical processes and product requirements necessary to deliver durable, disruptive, and market-leading products. Strong candidates will bring attention to detail, accountability, and broad experiences in systems engineering, test development, validation, and data acquisition/analytics to the development team. The candidate thrives in a fast-paced work environment, executing various reliability and quality engineering deliverables, with excellent visibility and opportunities to grow. This role will support complex plumbing, electrical, and mechanical trades power tools. Duties and Responsibilities Product Development • Be a subject matter expert in the development team with respect to test methods, product requirements, user needs, and data analytics • Manage user needs and design requirements from collaboration with product management and participation in user research • Collaborate with design engineers and marketing to define product specifications with respect to reliable life, durability, quality, features, and other user needs • Design experimental and analytical techniques to improve development, testing and qualification efforts • Interact with global engineers, suppliers, manufacturing, distribution and service partners that support the product development process • Proactively identify risks through critical thinking, data analysis, design reviews, and test results • Track and support multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and Milwaukee Tool quality expectations Testing and Analysis • Develop new test methods and repeatable procedures which global test labs can follow to evaluate product performance against user and design requirements • Effectively document test plans, procedures, schedule and best practices for execution • Support creation of complex test fixtures, GR&R, and correlation studies that meet project cost and schedule • Execute robustness tests to ensure our products are Nothing but HEAVY DUTY • Perform data analysis, post-processing, and visualization of test data, reliability growth and demonstration • Summarize test results with statistical techniques and present concise, logical, written and/or verbal conclusions • Ensure timely failure reporting and drive root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventative actions with all stakeholders Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or related engineering field with 2+ years of experience in product development, systems, reliability, test, and/or quality roles • Experience with or desire to learn: • Analytical problem-solving skills and statistical application in areas such as Design of Experiments, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEAs, hypothesis testing, etc. • Test development and design verification and validation. Experience with HALT, accelerated life and other reliability test methods a plus • Life data analysis, reliability distributions, and related software (e.g. Minitab, Reliasoft Weibull++) • Hands-on data acquisition systems, data analytics, and related software (e.g. Python, nCode Glyphworks, Dewesoft) • Systems engineering fundamentals, requirements management and proven ability to lead a primary function within a project team • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels with creative problem-solving capabilities • Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and ability to support multiple projects simultaneously • Knowledge / Experience with the phases of residential and commercial construction and the equipment used is a plus • Ability to travel 5-10% (includes both domestic and international) Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer. Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.