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 ### Baseline qualifications - **•** 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. ### Direct supervisor - Head of Product Development ### How to Apply - ### 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.