Test Engineer II

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 have 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 Project 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 fabrics, 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.

The Test Engineer II is responsible for establishing, implementing, and communicating product testing strategies for new and existing products across Milwaukee Tools global manufacturing footprint. The Test Engineer role will work closely with New Product Development, Product Support, and Value Engineering teams to exploit competitive and current product performance to improve the overall quality of Milwaukee's product offerings to consumers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop testing procedures, fixtures, and equipment requirements during design phase of new products. Prepare efficient test procedures to be used globally.
• Exhibit vision and foresight to test the extremes of product design and uses.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and Quality to translate customer needs into product testing procedures.
• Collaborate with the global Reliability Engineering team on product test methods, test fixtures and equipment requirements, and manage test-site correlation within parallel Advanced/NPD project schedules.
• Support Product Support team in designing and executing tests to replicate field failures with the goal of quantifying and confirming performance improvements.
• Proactively advise project teams on improving current testing methods.
• Use statistical methods to interpret test data and make formal recommendations to product design teams.
• Create documentation of test fixtures, theory of operation, and specifications.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects within design specifications and schedule implications.
• Act as technical expert to other departments to address and resolve test issues.
• Maintain technical competency and remain current in technology and changes in the industry.
• Ability and willingness for global travel - Up to 10%

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 4+ years of related work experience in Test Engineering, R&D, Reliability Engineering, and/or Quality Engineering preferred
• Knowledge of Test and Measurement techniques, including sensor technology, signal conditioning, measuring techniques, data acquisition and performance calculations.
• Experience in mechanical design utilizing CAD, SolidWorks or NX-Unigraphics
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, mechanical and analytical skills.
• Experience with programming languages such as LabVIEW, Python, Visual Basic, C, ladder logic, assembly is a plus.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.