Project Leader

Job Description: Project Leader – Chargers The Project Leader is responsible for managing multiple moderate to highly 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. Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership over moderate to highly 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. 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 METCo procedures covering new product 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. · Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines. Regularly makes presentations of project status. May occasionally recommend changes to existing standards and procedures. · Maintains an awareness of competitive offerings and the general business climate in the power tool industry. 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. · Identify project risks and implement risk reduction plans. Manufacturing Interacts extensively with manufacturing plants and outside suppliers to achieve project goals. Makes component material or process recommendations. Testing Exhibits vision and foresight to test the extremes of a design and guide the team members through well thought out, logical test regimes. Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Minimum 7 years engineering experience in related field. Experience successfully managing low-moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects. Electrical Project Experience is preferred. Must possess a high level of Mechanical/Electrical engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of engineering materials used in power tools and accessories as well as an understanding of manufacturing process associated with these materials. Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of the technologies associated with Milwaukee products. Must be able to personally conduct detailed analyses, or recognize the need and seek the appropriate expertise to achieve the desired results. Ability to draft compressive test plans and specifications. CAD Skill Level: Basic 3D Geometric Tolerancing: ME - thorough understanding; EE - basic understanding · Tolerance Analysis: Statistical Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project. 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.