NPI Intern: Launch Readiness & Workflow Automation

Illinois Tool Works Inc.; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Hands-on experience

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works Inc. in Lake Forest, IL, is seeking a New Product Implementation (NPI) Intern to support cross-functional teams in bringing new products from concept to market.

You will gain hands-on exposure to the complete product development lifecycle and work with project managers, engineers, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams. The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, dashboard design, and use of digital workflows (e.g., Monday.com).

Qualifications

• Rising Senior pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn new systems, tools, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate new product development and launch activities.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone tracking, meeting notes, action items, risks, and key deliverables.
• Participate in project meetings and support cross-functional teams in tracking progress toward project objectives.
• Aid coordination of activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations.
• Assist with prototype builds, validation activities, launch readiness reviews, and required project documentation.
• Collect, organize, and analyze project data to identify trends, risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in the administration, enhancement, and standardization of Monday.com workspaces, boards, dashboards, automations, and reporting tools.
• Partner with stakeholders to design solutions that improve project visibility, communication, accountability, resource planning and execution.
• Evaluate existing project tracking processes and expand use of Monday.com and other tools.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Independent worker

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Monday.com

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Microsoft Project

Job description

Illinois Tool Works Inc. in Lake Forest, IL, is seeking a New Product Implementation (NPI) Intern to support cross-functional teams in bringing new products from concept to market.

You will gain hands-on exposure to the complete product development lifecycle and work with project managers, engineers, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams. The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, dashboard design, and use of digital workflows (e.g., Monday.com).