Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Milwaukee Tool · Grenada, MS
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 30%
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
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An engineer-level manufacturing role at Milwaukee Tool (industrial) in Grenada, MS. Collect, organize, analyze and present manufacturing data to define problems, evaluate variation and support fact-based decisions.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, FMEA, Control plans, MSA / Gage R&R, DOE
- Day to day
- about 30% travel
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About the role
requirements
with experienced engineers, suppliers and stakeholders.
- ✓Support mechanical troubleshooting of production equipment, including alignment, wear, vibration, motion, guarding, tooling, bearings, drives, pneumatics, hydraulics and related systems.
- ✓Develop equipment specifications, bills of material, spare-parts recommendations and preventive-maintenance
requirements
within the assigned project scope.
requirements
and acceptance criteria.
- ✓Document test results, technical conclusions, recommendations, corrective actions and implemented countermeasures.
- ✓Identify process risks, test operating limits and support the development of error-proofing, controls and sustainment methods.
- ✓Use change-control and documentation practices to ensure approved process and equipment changes are reviewed, implemented, communicated and sustained.
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Job Description
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 .
Under the direction of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Leadership Team, this position supports the development, implementation, optimization and sustainment of manufacturing processes, mechanical systems, tooling and production equipment. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer I works in a cross-functional environment and applies developing mechanical-engineering, process-engineering and project-management skills to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost. Working with regular direction and technical guidance, this role builds capability in process development, equipment design, tooling, validation, structured problem solving and manufacturing integration while progressing toward independent process ownership.
Manufacturing Process Development
- •Develop, document and improve manufacturing processes within an assigned scope using established engineering standards and appropriate technical guidance.
- •Learn and support assigned processes, including their safety, quality, delivery, cost, throughput, downtime, scrap and capability requirements.
- •Define and document process parameters, operating windows, setup requirements, inspection methods and acceptance criteria.
- •Use engineering trials, prototyping and structured testing to evaluate process settings, tooling concepts, materials and improvement opportunities.
- •Support new product introductions by evaluating manufacturability, defining process requirements, completing trials and supporting production launch.
- •Create and maintain work instructions, standard work, setup sheets, process specifications, training materials and technical documentation.
- •Research and evaluate manufacturing technologies that may improve safety, quality, throughput, flexibility, reliability or total cost.
Mechanical Engineering, Tooling and Equipment
- •Apply mechanical-engineering fundamentals to manufacturing equipment, machine components, mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, workholding, guarding, gaging and material-handling systems.
- •Use SolidWorks, AutoCAD or equivalent software to create or revise layouts, models, drawings, fixtures, tooling concepts and equipment documentation.
- •Perform engineering calculations and software-aided analyses appropriate to the assigned equipment, tooling or process.
- •Design or support the design of fixtures, gages, tooling and mechanical improvements that provide safe, repeatable and maintainable process performance.
- •Review drawings, tolerances, material selections, component specifications and equipment
Process Analysis, Validation and Quality
- •Collect, organize, analyze and present manufacturing data to define problems, evaluate variation and support fact-based decisions.
- •Use structured problem-solving methods including 5-Why, fishbone analysis, Pareto analysis and root-cause verification.
- •Support and progressively apply DOE, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, process capability and risk-assessment methods.
- •Develop and execute test plans, process trials and validation activities with defined objectives, methods, data
Equipment Installation and Manufacturing Integration
- •Participate in equipment concept reviews, design reviews, build reviews, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, installation, commissioning and production qualification.
- •Work with equipment suppliers and integrators to clarify mechanical, process, safety, quality, documentation and acceptance requirements.
- •Support equipment debug, run-at-rate testing and production ramp-up to achieve defined safety, quality, cycle-time and capability targets.
- •Coordinate mechanical and process interfaces with controls engineers, maintenance, facilities, EHS, Quality and Operations.
- •Support industrial utility and proces