Project Leader

Project Leader - Battery & Charger Development, PSE/VE

The Project Leader is responsible for managing multiple low to moderately complex engineering projects with minimal direction. Individuals in this position will provide project management and necessary technical direction to assure successful and timely implementation of projects to support Value Engineering and Product support across the Battery Category.

You'll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Provides leadership over multiple low-moderate complex design projects. Provides direction, guidance and engineering expertise to team members. Review work of designers, engineers and other project team members.
• Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Communicates, both verbal and written, to assure all groups are working toward the goal of timely project completion. Communicate technical details, ideas, and concepts to engineers and non-engineers in multiple locations.
• Drive design of project to meet market driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
• Identify project risks and implement risk reduction plans.
• Analyze, evaluate and select from design execution alternatives to best meet specification objectives and implement designs into mass production.
• Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of complicated components and assemblies, material selection, packaging and safety, regulatory and standards compliance.
• Conduct design and safety reviews as needed to gain necessary approvals for product development phase progressions.
• Comply with all Milwaukee Tool procedures covering Product Support and Value Engineering development and design output in addition to procedures of non-engineering departments related to project flow.
• Consistently visualizes entire scope of a project with very little guidance.
• Schedules, develops agendas, facilitates and documents project meetings.
• Frame up technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and other cross function team members. Exercise effective scheduling development work to meet overall project milestones.
• Ensure effective communication with cross functional international team as well as management team. This includes daily team communications as well as high level project summaries.
• Work with Operations, Quality, and Suppliers to confirm delivery of conforming products.
• Motivate cross functional team to work toward, and accomplish, project objectives. Maintain focus of project team on cost, performance, and schedule.
• Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although will provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross functional project team members. Also oversees day-to-day activities of project team members.
• Interacts extensively with manufacturing plants and outside suppliers to achieve project goals.

What TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field. Graduate studies in Project Management preferred. Formal training in project management also desirable.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience successfully managing low-moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.
• Leading cross functional teams through problem solving.
• Must be able to personally conduct detailed analyses, or recognize the need and seek the appropriate expertise to achieve the desired results.
• Must possess a high level of Mechanical/Electrical engineering aptitude with broad knowledge of materials used in power tools and related manufacturing processes.
• Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of technologies associated with Milwaukee products.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• CAD Skill Level: Basic 3D CAD and tolerance analysis.
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project.
• Ability to travel internationally required (10-15% travel).

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.