Milwaukee Tool
Sr Project Engineering Manager-Innovation
Milwaukee Tool, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53244
Sr Project Engineering Manager-Innovation
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At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees—employees who work with a passion to be the best and have 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. 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. As the Front-End Innovation Team Lead, you are driven by solving ambiguous problems, great at fostering creativity, and able to develop a strategy for the team to learn through the iteration of concepts. Candidates for this role are creative and have a passion to find problems and invent meaningful solutions and have done so in the past. You’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities: Project Leadership: Provides leadership over moderate to highly complex Front End Innovation projects. Provides direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members. Review work of engineers, researchers, and other project team members. Front-End Innovation Leadership: Guide and influence teams both in the way of thinking and in the way of working throughout the process of Concept/Front-End Innovation projects - from project scoping, problem framing, discovery and ideation, to design development, implementation, and learning. Technical and Business Integration: Identify the key business and technical risks to product success, define the necessary scope to resolve, and drive execution within the appropriate teams. Understand the business context and implications of FEI projects and guide them towards commercial viability. Define Completeness: Understand the NPD design process (deliverables, timing, pitfalls) to anticipate where work will go and guide teams to deliver appropriate and effective solutions. Outline expectations and gauge quality of work to ensure output is complete and usable. Team Leadership: Provide thought leadership to the organization including: sharing constructive feedback, mentoring on innovation methods, training colleagues, coaching on presentations, discovering and nurturing talent, and building relationships with internal teams. What TOOLS You’ll Bring With You 5+ years of experience working on a product innovation team. Expertise with design-thinking methods, processes, tools, & creativity. BS in Engineering or BA Industrial Design preferred. Experience designing & engineering durable goods products. Inventor: Irresistible drive to invent new solutions to old problems. Creativity: Original problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach. Irreverence: Actively challenges behavior paradigms internally and externally. Critical Thinking: Thrives in ambiguous scenarios and makes decisions based on available data. Intuition: Knows effective methodologies to meet project goals. Aptitude: Strong mechanical & manufacturing background with awareness of emerging technologies. Communication: Effectively communicates across various organizational levels. Cross-functionality: Works effectively with Engineering, Marketing, Industrial Design, & Design Research, utilizing each team member’s strengths. 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. Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
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Join to apply for the
Sr Project Engineering Manager-Innovation
role at
Milwaukee Tool . 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 have 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. 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. As the Front-End Innovation Team Lead, you are driven by solving ambiguous problems, great at fostering creativity, and able to develop a strategy for the team to learn through the iteration of concepts. Candidates for this role are creative and have a passion to find problems and invent meaningful solutions and have done so in the past. You’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities: Project Leadership: Provides leadership over moderate to highly complex Front End Innovation projects. Provides direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members. Review work of engineers, researchers, and other project team members. Front-End Innovation Leadership: Guide and influence teams both in the way of thinking and in the way of working throughout the process of Concept/Front-End Innovation projects - from project scoping, problem framing, discovery and ideation, to design development, implementation, and learning. Technical and Business Integration: Identify the key business and technical risks to product success, define the necessary scope to resolve, and drive execution within the appropriate teams. Understand the business context and implications of FEI projects and guide them towards commercial viability. Define Completeness: Understand the NPD design process (deliverables, timing, pitfalls) to anticipate where work will go and guide teams to deliver appropriate and effective solutions. Outline expectations and gauge quality of work to ensure output is complete and usable. Team Leadership: Provide thought leadership to the organization including: sharing constructive feedback, mentoring on innovation methods, training colleagues, coaching on presentations, discovering and nurturing talent, and building relationships with internal teams. What TOOLS You’ll Bring With You 5+ years of experience working on a product innovation team. Expertise with design-thinking methods, processes, tools, & creativity. BS in Engineering or BA Industrial Design preferred. Experience designing & engineering durable goods products. Inventor: Irresistible drive to invent new solutions to old problems. Creativity: Original problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach. Irreverence: Actively challenges behavior paradigms internally and externally. Critical Thinking: Thrives in ambiguous scenarios and makes decisions based on available data. Intuition: Knows effective methodologies to meet project goals. Aptitude: Strong mechanical & manufacturing background with awareness of emerging technologies. Communication: Effectively communicates across various organizational levels. Cross-functionality: Works effectively with Engineering, Marketing, Industrial Design, & Design Research, utilizing each team member’s strengths. 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. Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Milwaukee Tool by 2x. Note:
This job posting is active. No indication of expiration was found.
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