Product Developer

As a Product Developer, you work closely with other members of our Product Development, Manufacturing, and Market Operations 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 style

You are naturally curious and ask questions

You think like a mechanic and regularly use hand tools in your personal life

You have exceptional values including honesty, integrity, and empathy

Familiar with CAD/3-D modeling and other standard industry software

Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Benefits package

Full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, life, hospital indemnity, and long-term disability 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.

Head of Product Development

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.

Tekton, Inc. offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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