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Sr Project Leader Job Description:
Sr. Project Leaders - Cordless New Product Development (NPD) 13135 West Lisbon Road, Brookfield, WI 53005 Job Description Provide leadership over moderate to highly complex cordless new product development design engineering projects. Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. Provide direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members. Review work of designers, engineers and other project team members. May manage project team members. Drive project design to meet market driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements. 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, and regulatory and standards compliance. Conduct design and safety reviews to gain necessary approvals for product development phase progressions. Comply with all company procedures covering new product development and design output in addition to procedures of non-engineering departments related to project flow. Track project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines. Schedule, develop agendas, facilitate, and document project meetings. Maintains an awareness of competitive offerings and the general business climate in the power tool industry. Identify project risks and implement risk reduction plans. Interact with manufacturing plants and outside suppliers to achieve project goals. Make component material or process recommendations. Design new experiments and test systems. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field, or foreign degree equivalent and 7 years of relevant experience as an Engineer, or alternate acceptable occupation; OR Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field, or foreign degree equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience as an Engineer, or alternate acceptable occupation. Work or academic experience must have included: Product development experience with global manufacturing Product Development through Phase Gate Process. Forging, Injection Molding, Die Casting, and Machining supply bases. Guiding a cross functional team of Mechanical, Electrical, Motor, and Reliability Engineers in product development, from concept to distribution on schedule while meeting strict cost and performance requirements through a phase gate process. Understanding, building, and presenting product development status on Key Performance Indicators of Cost, Performance, and Schedule. 15% domestic and international travel #LI-DNI Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer. Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety. Milwaukee® is known for their world-leading M12™, M18™, and MX FUEL™ cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean-up, time-saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT™ Modular Storage Products. The company is dedicated to delivering a steady stream of advanced, trade-specific solutions. Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) (HKEx stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY). For more information on the full line of Milwaukee® products, please call 1-800-SAWDUST or visit Milwaukee Tool. Join Our Talent Community! Stay connected with us! Even if you're not ready to apply yet, join our talent community to let us know you are interested in future opportunities.
