Senior Materials Engineer, Polymers

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Sr.   Materials   Engineer   –   P olymers  

  INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES!  At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our 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 electrical engineering teams. Our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we’re pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence.  

Behind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.  

Year after year, our team continues to make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started. To learn more about our story click HERE.  

The   Sr.   Materials Engineer   will   identify,   develop, and support   applications that are   innovative &   desirable for use in Power Tools and contribute to their   long-term continuous improvement .  

As an engineer for Milwaukee Tool ,   you will be located at our Corporate & Global Design Headquarters in Brookfield, WI, and be part of a   rapidly   growing   company. You will work in a fast-paced environment to innovate new products as a member of a cross-functional team. One of the most rewarding aspects of the job is seeing a product you designed from concept to production in the hands of professionals. Milwaukee Tool offers generous benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance ,   and 401k matching, as well as providing an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria, state of the art fitness facility, recreational sports leagues ,   and company outings.  

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

MATERIALS / ENGINEERING  

• Research & develop new   polymer   technologies   (plastics,   elastomers, composites, adhesives, and coatings) , systems and manufacturing techniques  

• Apply knowledge   & understanding   to define   high performance   solutions    

• Identify engineering trends and drive strategies to guide the organization’s technical direction  

• Review intellectual property and technical publications to identify opportunit ies for development  

• Provide technical leadership, direction, guidance and engineering expertise   to   the organization  

• Provide   analysis,   expertise &   recommendations for material selection , tooling,   and   processing  

• Perform root cause failure analysis of field & test failures  

• Self-motivation to lead material/process investigations to solve and/or prevent quality issues  

• P rovide   as-needed   support to   suppliers &   production facilities for engineering builds, product launches, mass production,   quality   issues   and continuous improvement activities    

• Recognize inefficiencies in materials applications and sponsor improvement   and cost/weight-saving   activities  

PROJECT MANAGEMENT  

• Independently s chedule, develop agendas for, facilitate and document technical   project   meetings and formal presentations  

• Draw   con c ise, logical, written   conclusions from experiments and   present recommendations to a variety of company levels and educational disciplines  

• Effectively identify and communicate issues to upper management in a clear, concise and timely manner while driving action based on urgency  

• Manage external relationships with university research teams, start-up companies, professional societies & associations and external testing experts  

• Mentor and train junior engineers in their design , material selection,   and failure analysis  

  What TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

• BS   in Materials Science /Engineering   with polymers focus .   Master’s degree   preferred , but   not required .    

• 8 + years   hands-on, practical   experience in   polymer manufacturing, testing, R&D, and design.  

• Experience with various materials , manufacturing &   applications   -   emphasis on   plastics ,   elastomers ,   thermoset resins,   adhesives   & coatings .  

• Understanding & experience with rapid prototyping, injection molding &   overmolding   technologies  

• Excellent   problem-solving   skills and a hands-on attitude.  

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills  

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision  

• High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and Power Point.  

• Ability to t ravel   10% of the time   to   suppliers, development partners, production   facilities & conferences  

• Travel between local buildings (Menomonee   F alls & Brookfield)   for use of analysis equipment.  

• Experience with failure analysis & fractography   

• Preferred t hermal analysis knowledge – TGA, DSC, DMA  

• Preferred c ompositional   testing knowledge   – FTIR, SEM/EDS, GCMS , XRF , MFR  

• Preferred mechanical testing   knowledge   – Tensile/Flex, Fatigue , Creep   & Impact  

• Proficiency   in CAD   (NX, Fusion 360)   and FEA   (Ansys) software   is preferred  

• Competency in Moldflow   simulation is   desirable, but   not required.      

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

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