Job Description:

　　Members of the Power Tool Accessory R&D Engineering team at Milwaukee Tool are part of a larger team of diverse and dynamic individuals driven by leading the development of new product innovation enabled by advanced technologies and materials to develop new cutting, drilling, grinding, and fastening consumables which allow our primary end users, who operate predominantly in the trades, to perform tasks related to construction and demolition more effectively and efficiently.

　　Our team starts the journey by focusing on understanding the end user and market forces, without bias or other influences, to develop a deep understanding of the end user’s troubles, both today and in the future, and inefficiencies on both observable, current tasks, and unobservable, future tasks which are not able to be performed with technology afforded to product solutions on the market today. Our team translates the challenges into ideas through alignment with our Business Leaders, identification of available and developing technologies, and further building upon our heritage of almost a century of innovative accessories.

　　Our engineers further transform the ideas into physical concepts that embody the needs of the end user through a cyclic process of theoretical analysis, empirical testing, and obtaining candid user feedback. Through our process, our team delivers the information and embodiment of a concept to help guide the business to develop a strategic pathway for a product or category.

　　As a Power Tool Accessory R&D Engineer at Milwaukee Tool you will be part of the leading edge of discovery and new product innovation.

　　Duties and Responsibilities

　　Embraces high agility work in the vague and unpredictable early phases of developing a product in a new or emerging category within Milwaukee Tool through planning, organization, and effective communication.

　　Develop, demonstrate, and apply science and technology to create innovative concepts and solutions.

　　Lead and/or run the technical development on multiple front end / research forward projects including both qualitative research focused projects and quantitative engineering focused projects.

　　Critically evaluate product designs by considering user needs, durability, materials, and manufacturing processes.

　　Work closely with other core competencies within the organization (Marketing, Materials, Technology, Reliability, Testing, Rapid Prototyping, and others) to develop concepts which demonstrate performance.

　　Coordinate the development of first-generation tests and test fixtures with our Test Dept. for:

　　Evaluation of the performance of a concept.

　　Defining and demonstrating the physics/mechanics of a concept.

　　Coordinate, conduct, and/or participate in local and regional field research with a user centered design process. Define benefits that are critical to our users, describe the science to achieve the benefits, and design concepts to execute on those benefits while leveraging and incorporating our proprietary technology when possible.

　　Perform a wide variety of engineering and design tasks including but not limited to:

　　Translating user observations to insights

　　3D modeling in NX and/or SolidWorks

　　Engineering Analyses of mechanical, motion, thermal, and CFD using ANSYS

　　Training in GD&T, Design of Experiments a plus

　　You may be expected to report progress of projects at regular management reviews to senior management including developments, learnings, and key findings.

　　Job Requirements

　　Minimum Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Engineering Physics, and/or Related Field

　　•4-8 years on a Product Development Team with a proven track record of creativity and invention in the Consumer Products Market, ideally with a Concept or Advanced Focus

　　Strong mechanical aptitude with a strength in science, physics, engineering materials, mechanical properties, and manufacturing processes

　　Ability to travel internationally & domestically several times per year is required (15% travel).

　　Ability to self-manage several simultaneous projects is required.

　　Ability to provide a basic overview of upcoming workload and identify potential resource bottlenecks and risks.

　　Ability to use CAD is required. NX and Solidworks are preferred.

　　Personal attributes: highly motivated, entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative, dynamic

　　Superior communication skills

　　Engaged team member with a hands-on attitude

　　Not afraid to fail in order to learn

　　High interest and/or experience with tools of the trade

　　Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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