Project Leader – Power Tool Accessories NPD

About the role

At Milwaukee Tool our People and Culture are the secrets to our success, so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our engineering teams. The Project Leader is responsible for managing multiple moderate to highly complex engineering projects with minimal direction, providing project management and technical direction to assure successful and timely implementation of projects across New Product Development, Continuous Improvement, Value Engineering, and Product support within the Accessories business unit.

You’ll work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, collaborating daily with peers across Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Product Management, Operations, and Supply Chain. This on-premises role is not remote.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership over high-complexity, high-item-count, full-category projects, including next-generation or new-to-Milwaukee Tool products.
• Provide direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members; review work of designers, engineers, and other project team members.
• Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Communicate verbally and in writing to ensure all groups are working toward timely project completion; translate technical details for engineers and non-engineers across multiple locations.
• Drive design 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 meet specification objectives and implement designs into mass production.
• Be 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 Milwaukee Tool procedures covering new product development and design output, plus procedures of non-engineering departments related to project flow.
• Visualize entire scope of a project with minimal guidance; schedule, develop agendas for, facilitate, and document project meetings.
• Track project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines; regularly present project status.
• Recommend changes to existing standards and procedures as appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of competitive offerings and the general business climate in the power tool industry.
• Provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross-functional project team members; oversee day-to-day activities of project team members.
• Interact extensively with manufacturing plants and outside suppliers to achieve project goals; make component material or process recommendations.
• Independently lead a cross-functional team in developing custom high-output capabilities for advanced-performance power tool accessories, including specialized manufacturing equipment.
• Design new experiments and test systems; exhibit vision and foresight to test design extremes and guide team members through logical test regimes.
• Direct high-complexity design optimization DOEs and root-cause analysis to generate design alternatives.
• Perform other duties to support larger business needs as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering; graduate studies in Project Management, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational Studies preferred.
• Formal project management training preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in a related field.
• Experience successfully managing low- to moderate-complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.
• High level of mechanical/electrical engineering aptitude.
• Working design knowledge of a wide variety of technologies associated with Milwaukee products.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Project.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Benefits

• Robust health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401(k) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness center, fitness center, food, and coffee service.