Applications Engineer

Job Description

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.

The Applications Engineer will be based at our manufacturing facility in Frankfort, IL. The role involves identifying customer requirements and complex technical specifications and providing technical solutions. This position draws on product expertise to evaluate and test current programs, identify areas for improvement, share knowledge with the customer and the engineering team, proactively identify customer pain points, and lead product improvements for the Motion product lines.

• Reviews product application designs for compliance with engineering principles, customer contract requirements and related specifications.
• Reviews and designs product into customer applications using ITW tools (e.g., gear trax, working models, time studies, and kinematics).
• Leads customer and ITW designs for tooling and product functional feasibility, presenting results to the customer.
• Addresses any product or application issues or concerns with the customer as they arise.
• Prepares new product cost breakdown with the support of operations.
• Coordinates and performs activities related to technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Assists in the evaluation and approval of design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Manages and leads overall projects by applying the APQP process with a cross‑functional team.
• Applies the ITW Toolbox to assure proper execution of projects from design to manufacturing.
• Creates detailed budget and controls expenditures within the limitations of the project budget.
• Assists and understands the corrective action process related to manufacturing and design.
• Secures competitive tooling quotes, sources new tools and tracks tool build timing to assure due dates for new products or product evolutions (including customer‑funded tooling CAPEX).
• Responsible for data transfers between customers and suppliers.
• Interacts with customers and vendors through the phases of current product application design and for manufacturing processes as new products are developed and launched.
• Act as the internal and external trusted advisor to address customer product/application needs.
• Proactively seeks and identifies product improvement and evolution opportunities, working cross‑functionally with operations, sales, and the CBI team to implement new products.
• Performs product and application testing to support new applications, R&D, and product validation.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering work experience.
• Working knowledge of CAD (Solid Works or CATIA).
• Project Management experience required.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

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.