Job Description
Job Description
As a Product Developer, you work closely with other members of our Product Development, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain departments on all phases of the product development process—researching, designing, manufacturing, and refining the highest-quality hand tools.
Responsibilities
- Apply engineering principles to design and manufacture tools you believe in
- Build and test models and prototypes to verify design concepts
- Work with the Manufacturing department to launch new products and refine processes
- Evaluate suppliers’ manufacturing capabilities to ensure they will be reliable partners
- Develop initial product standards to hand off to our Quality Control team
- Design and perform tests that assess the performance of finished products
- Collaborate with the Tool Applications and Content department to tell the tool’s story
- Follow products into users’ hands, gathering and learning from their experiences
Indicators of a good match for this role
You are aligned with Tekton’s philosophy, ways of thinking, and work styleYou are naturally curious and ask questionsYou think like a mechanic and regularly use hand tools in your personal lifeYou have exceptional values including honesty, integrity, and empathyBaseline qualifications
Familiar with CAD / 3-D modeling and other standard industry softwareEligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorshipBenefits package
Full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, life, and hospital indemnity insurance; paid time off; a 401(k) program; and tuition reimbursement.Location and hours
This is a full-time salaried position located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Direct supervisor
Head of Product DevelopmentHow to Apply
https : / / apply.tekton.com / tekton / form / EmploymentApplicationDeveloperTechnical / formperma / NnbbnFT4wM7XacJY0qaUoBlZ2JqeHoEU9WcNvEVf3ccAbout the department
The Product Development department designs the tools we produce and ensures they consistently meet our quality expectations. They also create, organize, and publish the formal standards and specifications that we use to market our tools.