NPD Project Engineer in Crawley

About ITW ITW Construction Products UK/Nordics is a division of ITW within the Construction Products segment. As a division, our annual revenue exceeds $250m, with over 300 people across 9 countries. We provide innovative engineered fastening systems and related consumables and software, uniquely specified for a variety of materials, including wood, concrete, and steel.

ITW Construction Products UK/Nordics, innovating, designing and manufacturing advanced industrial technology, is a leader in our fields with five high‐quality brands at the forefront of technology and enterprise. We encourage entrepreneurial action, focus on what matters, and share ideas so that every individual can impact the business. In return we reward, support development, and offer growth opportunities within a large multinational organisation.

Position Summary The NPD Project Engineer will lead management of our product innovation pipeline within the Concrete Business Unit, home to the SPIT brand. The role requires progressing multiple projects through our innovation stage‐gate process—from concept development to testing & validation to deployment to market. The NPD Project Engineer will develop and deliver innovative, high‐quality product solutions that continue to answer our end‐user and customer needs in concrete fastener and fixing solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects through the ITW Customer‐Back Innovation (CBI) pipeline, providing regular updates to stakeholders on key milestones, progress, barriers, and risk mitigation.
• Work closely with the Strategic Product Manager to understand, prioritize and utilize the right end‐customer insights & opportunities driving our concrete fixings product development pipeline.
• Arrange and attend contractor site visits throughout the NPD process—building customer insight and design feedback.
• Build strong relationships internally with other ITW divisions, such as Continental Europe and the Global Tool unit, to leverage ITW enterprise capabilities to deliver innovation to our market.
• Manage project revenue & capital budgets, building comprehensive business cases that support decision‐making on pipeline suitability.
• Initiate and/or co‐develop proof‐of‐concept designs based on end‐user feedback, collaborating directly with suppliers and developing designs on CAD software when relevant.
• Manage production of physical prototypes for market testing, develop test plans, and iterate designs with continuous end‐user feedback, ensuring the right solution for market pain points.
• Engage IP counsel where relevant to discuss competitive IP risk, agreements, and lodge patent applications.
• Provide technical support for our sales teams on new products, ensuring we have the required knowledge to answer end‐user and channel queries on our product range.
• Attend on‐site customer meetings to support technical product selection.
• Support creation of new product marketing and training materials, ensuring accurate technical information on SPIT products and services is available to our customers.

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Exposure to different manufacturing processes across metals and polymers (ideally in the construction industry).
• Demonstrated design capability and problem‐solving skills.
• Experienced in cross‐functional collaboration and teamwork to industrialise new products.
• Strong project management and technical leadership.
• Mechanical engineering—3D modelling and product design.
• Communication and presentation skills as appropriate.
• Experience in IP, developing patents and working with legal departments.
• Relevant product design / engineering experience required—ideally in construction components.

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• CAD Design/Modelling tools.
• Regulation knowledge across Construction Fixings for the UK market.
• Project Management skillset (e.g., Prince 2/Scrum).

Seniority level: Mid‐Senior level

Employment type: Full‐time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Wholesale Building Materials