Sr. Product Development Engineer
Why This Role Matters
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.
What You Will Do
- 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.
What You Bring
- 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; experience with mechanical fasteners, construction products, or certification standards such as ICC-ES, UL, or FM is preferred.
What's In It For You
- Join a market-leading business with a strong culture of innovation, technical curiosity, and customer-focused product development.
- You'll have the opportunity to own meaningful projects, work across the entire product lifecycle, collaborate with experienced engineering and commercial teams, and contribute directly to the development of industry-leading fastening solutions.
- This role offers the chance to expand your technical influence, apply your expertise to complex engineering challenges, and help shape products used across the construction industry.
About ITW Mechanical Fastening
ITW Mechanical Fastening, a division of ITW Construction Products, is a global provider of premium fastening solutions that improve contractor productivity and building quality in the residential and renovation construction industries. Our portfolio includes category-leading brands such as GRK Fasteners™, Tapcon®, Red Head®, Ramset®, Rock-On®, Backer-On®, Teks®, and E-Z Ancor®.
About ITW
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a Fortune 300 global multi-industry manufacturing leader with revenue of $16 billion in 2025. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW's approximately 43,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company's decentralized and entrepreneurial culture.
Compensation Information
The anticipated salary range for this position is $102,500-$127,000, with final compensation determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications. ITW offers a comprehensive benefits package, professional development opportunities, and performance-based rewards. More details on our benefits can be found at ITW Benefits.
About ITW Mechanical Fastening
ITW Mechanical Fastening, a division of ITW Construction Products, is a global provider of premium fastening solutions that improve contractor productivity and building quality in the residential and renovation construction industries. Our portfolio includes category-leading brands such as GRK Fasteners™, Tapcon®, Red Head®, Ramset®, Rock-On®, Backer-On®, Teks®, and E-Z Ancor®.
About ITW
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a Fortune 300 global multi-industry manufacturing leader with revenue of $16 billion in 2025. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW's approximately 43,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company's decentralized and entrepreneurial culture.
Compensation Information
The anticipated salary range for this position is $102,500-$127,000, with final compensation determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications. ITW offers a comprehensive benefits package, professional development opportunities, and performance-based rewards. More details on our benefits can be found at ITW Benefits.