NPI Intern: Project Management & Digital Workflow

ITW; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

ITW’s Global Tool Unit (GTU) in Lake Forest, IL is offering a New Product Implementation (NPI) Intern position. You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to support the development and launch of new products.

This hands-on internship covers the full product lifecycle, including Monday.com workflows, dashboards, and cross-functional communication. Ideal candidates are rising seniors in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or

Qualifications

• Rising senior pursuing a STEM or business degree with 2028 graduation.
• Strong organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Detail-oriented and eager to learn new systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Implementation (NPI) projects with PMs and cross-functional teams.
• Maintain schedules, milestones, meeting notes, action items, risks, and deliverables.
• Participate in meetings and track progress toward objectives.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations.
• Assist with prototype builds, validation, and launch readiness reviews.
• Collect and analyze project data to identify trends and risks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time-management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Willingness to learn

MS Office proficiency

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

Tools

Monday.com

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Microsoft Project

Job description

ITW’s Global Tool Unit (GTU) in Lake Forest, IL is offering a New Product Implementation (NPI) Intern position. You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to support the development and launch of new products.

This hands-on internship covers the full product lifecycle, including Monday.com workflows, dashboards, and cross-functional communication. Ideal candidates are rising seniors in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or