Co-Op New Product Development

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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As a New Product Development Engineering Co-op, you will work alongside our Product Engineers to support the New Product Development process, taking products from ideation to commercialization. In this position, you will support the development of products and the team through the processes of material selection, analysis, and full design implementation. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and apply problem solving, work on cross-functional teams and learn about the product engineering process.

GPD&I ROTATIONAL PROGRAM

This is an opportunity to join our Global Product Development Team’s Rotational Co-Op Program. In this program you will be given the chance to work on specially selected projects to gain relevant experience to your field. Based on performance, you may be selected to return for following semesters up to four in total; following a 1 on 1 off schedule, that could include up to 4 total semesters with the GPD Team.

Position location/hybrid– This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in North Olmsted, OH .

Responsibilities

Assist in the day-to-day support of engineering operations for assigned department; Learn and understand the engineering operations in assigned department; Assist in troubleshooting quality issues and implementing corrective actions; Develop and implement solutions for quality issues for consumers.; Interface with plant Engineering, Production, Quality and Planning teams, as well as outside technical support vendors; Identify improvement opportunities, develop solutions and review with Senior Engineering Lead; Conduct Design of Experiments, create reports from learnings and present data to stakeholders; Run laboratory tests on product returns and design test fixtures as needed.; Assist with product reworks; Compile, prepare and present data for project updates and technical presentations to plant leadership and/or management; Participate in the development process for new product launches.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program focusing on mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited university; Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD (Solidworks or similar); Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice to have

Prefer the student can work a minimum of 2 semesters/40 hours per week. Fortune Brands Innovations will accommodate up to 4 semesters; Knowledge of mechanical design concepts for plastic, metal, and composite materials; Exposure to DOE’s, Tolerance Stack-ups; Self-motivated problem solver who enjoys working in a “hands-on” environment; Self-directed and motivated for completion of projects; Be able to schedule and complete projects from start to finish