Product Developer
Department: Product Development
Direct supervisor: Director of Product Development
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.
Some specific role 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 Branding and Content department to tell the tool’s story
- • Follow products into users’ hands, gathering and learning from their experiences
Values and skills
- You must have exceptional values, including honesty, integrity, and empathy. The right person will be able to learn many of the needed skills on the job. A very high capacity for learning, a commitment to excellence, and high energy are essential to success.
Education, experience, and qualifications
- You do not need a specific degree or job history, but a background in mechanical engineering, product/industrial design, math, or related fields could be helpful. You should be familiar with CAD/3-D modeling and other standard industry software. You must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Location and hours
- This is a full-time salaried position located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
About 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.
About the company
Tekton, Inc. is a family-owned company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We are dedicated to making the best hand tools you will ever own, and we start by designing the products that we personally believe in and want to own ourselves. We focus especially on tools used in mechanical and assembly work; our core categories include systems of hand drive sockets and ratchets, impact sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, and pliers.
HOW TO APPLY
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