Sr. Reliability Engineer
Milwaukee Tool · Milwaukee, WI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Milwaukee Tool (industrial) in Milwaukee, WI. Analyze, draw conclusions, report and present product information utilizing statistical techniques such as Weibull analysis, reliability distributions/matrices and reliability models.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, DOE, Minitab
- Day to day
- about 25% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $99k–$128k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 20 reliability engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 19 other live reliability postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 30%
- FDA / GMP 25%
- ✓ DOE 25%
- Union environment 20%
- Six Sigma 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for New product launch, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Milwaukee Tool in Milwaukee
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Full description from Milwaukee ToolAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
and warranty information for new product designs and engineering changes
- ✓Participate in User Need Research to identify “critical to quality” (CtQ)
requirements
on mechanical and electrical design features
- ✓Support Advanced Engineering activities targeted at CtQ needs
- ✓Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing to define the products' specifications with respect to all aspects of reliability, quality and testing
- ✓Design experiments and techniques to improve development efforts
- ✓Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) for new product development projects during the product development cycle
- ✓Interact with US and Asian suppliers that participate in product development
requirements
- ✓Ensure test laboratories implement test plans/procedures and best practices
- ✓Analyze, draw conclusions, report and present product information utilizing statistical techniques such as Weibull analysis, reliability distributions/matrices and reliability models.
- ✓Draw concise, logical, written conclusions from experiments based on data analysis
- ✓Ensure timely failure reporting and lead root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventative actions (FRACA)
Job
Requirements
- ✓A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field and 7 years of experience in similar reliability and quality role OR a Master of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field and 5 years of experience in similar reliability and quality role.
- ✓Experience must include:
- ✓New product commercialization processes emphasizing design, manufacturing, quality, test and/or reliability activities
- ✓Training in quality engineering fundamentals and proven experience leading a primary function within a project team
- ✓Design of Experiments, life data analysis, and other related statistical tools and software (i.e. Minitab, Reliasoft)
- ✓Experience with lithium ion battery tools and technology is a plus
- ✓Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (includes both domestic and international)
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Job Description
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.
The Senior Reliability Engineer's primary duties are to utilize advanced level engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of power tool products. The Senior
Reliability Engineer is a critical member of the New Product Development Team. This position requires strong cross-functional communication skills and analytical expertise to help launch new, exciting and innovative solutions that meet user needs in a fast-paced environment.
Product Development
- •Act as subject matter expert with respect to product reliability, user
Testing/Analysis
- •Develop test plans and procedures to ensure products meet customer