Design Engineer

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.1 billion in 2019. 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 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture.

ITW Deltar Fasteners serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners totaling approximately $260M in revenues. Units include:  Frankfort, IL;  Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI. 

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering.  In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhance our customers’ competitive advantage by:

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.
• Exchanging product, process and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.
• Continually improving processes, material and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value

The Plastics Design Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager and is responsible for carrying out project assignments for the design and development of new fasteners and assemblies with varying degrees of complexity, difficulty of solution and high degree of creativity.  This position will have direct interface with Customers and Suppliers to obtain the best solution for project assignments related to manufactured products.  Position will also have responsibility of working with and passing on this knowledge or project to all OEM accounts as appropriate. Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design Plastic Fasteners, Test Fixtures, and test machines.

• Serves as project manager as assigned.  Coordinates project assignments with the sales team and the customer to meet specific requirements.
• Conducts research, considers alternative approaches to improve product performance or to meet changing customer requirements.
• Develop new innovations and design configurations to incorporate patentable design features.
• Evaluate alternative ideas to develop most promising design approach. Works closely with the Innovation team to support product development as requested.
• Prepares preliminary design and detailed drawings.
• Determines soundness in terms of practical design configuration, manufacturability and workability.
• Performs functional testing as required
• Maintains contact with Suppliers on engineering related issues, ie. material specifications.
• Submits patent applications.
• Benchmarks competitive products.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned

• Education/Experience:  Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Science discipline.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Personally driven and motivates others to excel.
• In-depth familiarity with Plastics products and their applications acquired through at least 5 years of in-house experience.
• Strong analytical skills coupled with the ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Work efficiently without significant supervision.
• Prefer knowledge and use in Catia/ProE /NX Software.
• Experience with or capacity to use FEA software.
• Work with global team members – requiring some flexibility in working hours.
• Excellent personal computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and MS Project.
• Willing to travel; primarily domestic and occasionally world-wide.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.