Senior Mechanical Product Innovator in Fastening Solutions

ITW; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 102,500 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

ITW Mechanical Fastening, a division of ITW, is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer in Glenview, IL. You will design and develop innovative mechanical fastening and anchoring solutions, leading projects from concept through launch while collaborating with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing and customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering and 7+ years in product development within manufacturing, with knowledge of related processes and standards.

Qualifications

• Design and develop innovative mechanical fastening and anchoring products that achieve performance, quality, manufacturability, cost, and timing objectives.
• Apply analytical and practical engineering methods, including prototyping, design studies, testing, root cause analysis, risk assessment, and engineering evaluation techniques to solve complex technical challenges and advance new product concepts.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to translate market needs into engineering requirements and differentiated product solutions.
• Develop and execute testing strategies, fixtures, and validation plans to ensure products meet performance expectations, regulatory requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• Lead product development projects through ITW's New Product Development process, managing priorities, timelines, risks, and project execution from concept through launch.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to commercialize new products and continuously improve existing products through enhancements in performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost while sharing knowledge and providing guidance to less-experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop innovative mechanical fastening and anchoring products that meet performance, quality, manufacturability, cost, and timing objectives.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to translate market needs into engineering requirements and differentiated product solutions.
• Develop and execute testing strategies, fixtures, and validation plans to ensure products meet performance expectations, regulatory requirements, and applicable industry standards.

Skills

Mechanical design

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

ITW Mechanical Fastening, a division of ITW, is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer in Glenview, IL. You will design and develop innovative mechanical fastening and anchoring solutions, leading projects from concept through launch while collaborating with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing and customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering and 7+ years in product development within manufacturing, with knowledge of related processes and standards.