Sr. Product Development Engineer

ITW•Glenview, IL

1d•$102,500 - $127,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Development Engineer at ITW Mechanical Fastening, a division of ITW, plays a key role in developing innovative fastening and anchoring solutions that improve contractor productivity and building quality. In this role, you will leverage your technical expertise, analytical problem-solving skills, and product development experience to transform customer needs into differentiated products. Working closely with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, and customers, you will lead complex product development efforts from concept through commercialization, helping strengthen some of the industry's most trusted fastening brands while driving meaningful business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
7+ years of experience in product development, design engineering, or new product innovation within a manufacturing environment.
Strong mechanical product design capability, including the application of metallurgy, strength of materials, and sound engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as cold heading, forging, rolling, stamping, heat treating, and plating, and the ability to incorporate manufacturability into product development decisions.
Experience leading product development projects and translating customer or market needs into engineering requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mechanical fasteners, construction products, or certification standards such as ICC-ES, UL, or FM is preferred.

Responsibilities

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.