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ITW

Summer 2025 New Product Development Engineering Intern (Graduating 2027)

ITW, Lake Forest, Illinois, United States,


Job Description

Position Summary:

GTU is seeking a Rising Junior, expected graduation dates of Dec 2026-May 2027

The NPD Engineer Intern is responsible for supporting new product development quality through designing and technical analysis of mechanical components using various engineering methods, testing and inspection. This internship will focus on developing solutions for required product features or performance, troubleshooting product development issues, and implementing corrective actions at the Global Tool Unit’s (GTU) Lake Forest IL facility. The internship will run through the summer of 2025. This internship will provide the student with hands-on exposure to a variety of the engineering skills and responsibilities requires in the engineering profession.

Core Responsibilities:

Participate as a member of the GTU’s New Product Development team

Identify design and performance gaps in the GTU’s parts and products.

Recommend and implement improvements with a focus on mechanical systems

Develop component designs using CAD (Creo)

Use Engineering methodologies, develop & monitor tests to demonstrate improvements to product performance

Expected Learnings:

Component design with CAD (Creo)

Design of experiments

Applied physics.

Learn about basic energy conversion methods, mechanical machine design, gas fuel combustion tool design theory

Connection between engineering, manufacturing, and business/market needs

Understanding of production inefficiencies, data interpretation, and problem resolution with a focus on high quality outcomes

Ability to work on and communicate with multi-disciplinary teams