Product Safety Engineer

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. To learn more about the Milwaukee story and our company click HERE.  

As a Product Safety Engineer for Milwaukee Tool, you will be located at our Corporate Headquarters in Brookfield, WI. You will work in a fast-paced environment to define safety requirements as a member of a cross-functional design team. You will utilize engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of new products within Milwaukee Tool.

Your primary duty is to assist in the coordination and execution of Hazard Analysis Reviews of Milwaukee products.  

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:   

• Define safety requirements as a member of a cross-functional design team. Contribute to the development and qualification of new products for the New Product Development business unit.

• Conduct Hazard Analysis Reviews with cross-functional engineering teams to perform risk assessments of concepts, designs, and products.

• Advise Project Leaders, Product Managers, Design Engineers, and Reliability Engineers regarding safety requirements including tests and design constraints to minimize risk of injury and/or property damage.

• Effectively communicate with a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members.

• Support the execution of Hazard Analysis Reviews and other safety activities on assigned categories based on industry safety standards, product rules, and product regulations.

• Review embedded system designs.

• Conduct product design and construction reviews. Review test results and determine acceptability.

• Review operator's manuals, on-product markings, and other technical communications 

Education & Work Experience Requirement: (bachelor, master or other degree and field of study; any certifications required for the role; number of years prior relevant work experience needed to perform the job offered):  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred) or technical equivalent.

Minimum Requirements of Role: 

• Handling product safety activities, regulatory listings design of power tools, Li-ion battery packs/systems, battery chargers, outdoor power equipment or consumer products 

• Risk-Based Hazard Analysis

• Perform and review failure mode and effects analysis 

• Fault Tree Analysis

• Electrical Circuit Analysis 

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.  

• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.