Sr. Adv. Quality Engineer

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 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 Engineering 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 tools, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, works with occasional supervision and from broad guidelines and objectives. provides quality engineering services to cross-functional project teams which include New Product Development, Product Support, and Value Engineering. Project team members are led by a Project Leader and include Engineering, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, and Manufacturing. Primary duties are to lead and direct the advanced quality and reliability activities of project teams to successfully meet Project Quality/Reliability Objectives as well as project goals including Supplier Development, Time-To-Market, Cost, and Performance. The primary duty of this position is to serve as a Quality & Reliability expert to the business and projects teams, with minimal supervision. Should be able to demonstrate strong problem-solving & critical thinking skills and show proactiveness in executing deliverables.

Administration Responsibilities:

• Work with global teams in Asia and Mexico to execute NPD, Product Support, and Value Engineering projects. Up to 20% travel is required.
• Serve as the representative to the Accessories Quality & Reliability team on NPD teams alongside Marketing and Engineering counterparts. Effectively capture and communicate risk and lead alignment towards mitigation and closure.
• Research, develop and revise Quality Policies, Procedures, System Instructions, Engineering Standards and Work Instructions that govern the operations of the Quality Engineering Department and Quality-related activities of the Corporate Office and the Manufacturing Facility.
• Establish and maintain a framework and systems for collecting and analyzing product performance, statistical process control, conducting gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies. Write standards and procedures governing the conduct of these activities including the data to be collected, reporting methods, etc.
• Formally lead and capture Supplier Development activities for all NPD projects to ensure stable processes and the manufacturing quality products in a mass production setting.

Quality Engineering Responsibilities (60%):

• Work with the global quality teams to develop QC mitigation strategies for high-risk specifications.
• Coordinate quality planning activities such as auditing, inspection, and control plans (incoming, in-process and outgoing) that drive user need CtQ requirements through product specifications and into manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with US, European, and Asian-based manufacturing and supplier representatives to ensure operational readiness of new product launches.
• Ensure manufacturing process stability and capability through the use of advanced statistical methods; including Six Sigma methods, and Ppk and Cpk analysis and interpretation.
• Use advanced statistical analysis to recommend process improvements and value engineering ideas.
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of suppliers.
• Able to call, lead and conduct global, cross-functional team members with the following participants: New product development engineering, internal/external operations/suppliers, quality, and supply chain.
• Provide technical guidance to the PRC and US-based supplier quality teams.
• Identify and work on process improvement opportunities within the Quality/Reliability Department, beyond the core project teams.
• Monitor, investigate, and report field product reviews, utilizing various user feedback data streams to determine overall product health and assess risk of product quality.

Reliability Engineering Responsibilities (40%):

• Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing to translate customer needs into product requirements and specifications.
• Support the product design process including benchmarking and testing of concepts & prototypes.
• Develop and execute test procedures to validate product specifications and ensure Quality and Reliability readiness.
• Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) during the product development cycle.
• Perform reliability analysis, using advanced statistical techniques including Weibull, ANOVA, and other statistical tools.
• Interpret and present advanced statistical data to a cross-functional team in a concise format.
• Perform failure analysis, and recommend solutions with corrective action, as required.
• Proactively seek out quality improvements for new and existing products.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field, plus 5 years of related work experience
• Strong background in statistical analysis and methodologies
• Working knowledge of quality/reliability applications such as Minitab and ReliaSoft
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Nice to have experience: Six Sigma, Auditing, Plant Quality, PowerBI, Test Development

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.