Innovative Mechanical Engineer - Standard Products

ITW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

ITW’s Libertyville/Lake Forest Global Tool Unit seeks a Standard Products Engineer to improve performance, quality, and efficiency of current products through design, analysis, and testing of mechanical components.

You will develop component designs with Creo CAD, apply physics and engineering principles, and work across multidisciplinary teams to translate engineering insights into manufacturing improvements. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and 3–5 years’ experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Experience with Statics, Dynamics, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Design and Material Selection preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• PTC Creo aptitude preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the GTU’s Standard Products Engineering team.
• Identify design and efficiency gaps in the GTU’s parts, products and processes. Recommend and implement improvements with a focus on mechanical sub-system design.
• Develop component designs and drawings using CAD (Creo).
• Use engineering methodologies to demonstrate product performance and durability goals are met.
• Apply engineering and physics principles related to energy conversion, mechanical machine design and theory.
• Understand connections between engineering, manufacturing, and business/market needs to inform project decisions and make the best choices for the business.
• Data development and interpretation to find problem resolutions with a focus on high quality outcomes
• Ability to work on and communicate with multi-disciplinary teams

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

ITW’s Libertyville/Lake Forest Global Tool Unit seeks a Standard Products Engineer to improve performance, quality, and efficiency of current products through design, analysis, and testing of mechanical components.

You will develop component designs with Creo CAD, apply physics and engineering principles, and work across multidisciplinary teams to translate engineering insights into manufacturing improvements. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and 3–5 years’ experience are expected.