At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Job Title
Mechanical Engineer, LCN Closers – Princeton, Illinois
Seeking a talented Mechanical Engineer to join our team in a hands-on technical role focused on the design and development of new products and improved mechanical hardware for the commercial and residential markets.
This position will support product engineering deliverables, including business case development, concept generation, design development, design analysis, formal documentation, testing, and other assigned engineering tasks. The role is responsible for the design, analysis, development, launch, and maintenance of products while ensuring adherence to engineering schedules. Key responsibilities include translating customer needs into technical specifications, resolving design and development issues, and collaborating effectively in a team setting.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
What You Will Do:
- Conceive, design, develop and analyze new Mechanical/Electronic door hardware
- Improve upon current designs by reducing cost and increasing robustness and reliability
- Ability to communicate in a professional, positive, courteous manner with all levels of management, customers, vendors, visitors and employees
- Willingness to spend up to 50% of time in a manufacturing plant environment
- Self-motivated with ability to establish priorities and effectively manage time to complete multiple tasks within specified timeframes
- Ability to work independently and/or cooperatively and effectively in a team environment
- Ability to apply basic problem solving and engineering analysis to complex product and process related issues
- Communicate project status through reports, presentations and design reviews
- Work with suppliers to source and evaluate purchased components
- Work with manufacturing to produce or assemble manufactured components and assemblies
- Periodic customer contact. May participate in customer presentations
What You Need to Succeed:
- BSME or BSMET required
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience
- Ability to use design tools including FMEA, Root Causes Analysis, DOE, GD&T, Tol stacks up & DFA.
- Preferred Creo experience
- Preferred understanding of common manufacturing processes
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
- You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
- You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
- You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
- You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
- You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
- You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
- You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.
What You’ll Get from Us:
- Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
- Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
- Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
- Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
- Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
- Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
- Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths assessment & coaching
Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.
- The expected Base Salary Range: $65,000-$95,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Apply Today!
Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.
We Celebrate Who We Are!Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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Skills Required
- BSME or BSMET
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience
- Ability to use design tools including FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, DOE, GD&T, tolerance stacks and DFA
- Willingness to spend up to 50% of time in a manufacturing plant environment
- Ability to communicate professionally with all levels of management, customers, vendors and employees
- Self-motivated with ability to establish priorities and manage time to complete multiple tasks
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to apply problem solving and engineering analysis to complex product and process issues
- Experience working with suppliers to source and evaluate purchased components
- Experience working with manufacturing to produce or assemble components and assemblies
- Creo experience
- Understanding of common manufacturing processes
- Legally authorized to work in the United States (employer will not sponsor visas)
Allegion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegion and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegion.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a strong component of the total rewards package, with a company match highlighted as a meaningful differentiator. Immediate access to matching contributions is framed as increasing the overall value of compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as generous in many roles, including references to unlimited PTO in some salaried positions. This breadth can raise overall compensation satisfaction by adding flexibility beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits are presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside additional protection benefits. Wellness programming tied to health goals is also described as enhancing the perceived value of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is a global pioneer in seamless access, with leading brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion secures people and assets with a range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. Allegion had $2.7 billion in revenue in 2020, and its security products are sold around the world. While Allegion is a new name in the security industry, we are not new. For over a century, we have kept people safe and secure with category leading products. From inventing the “panic release bar” exit device in 1908 to pioneering the first-ever electric-controlled lock, our brands have been innovators for almost as long as people have locked doors. Their entrepreneurial spirit is at the core of who we are. As an independent Allegion, we are able to unlock our company’s true potential. By tapping into that entrepreneurial spirit that has made us the leader in mechanical security, we will continue to drive forward and integrate tomorrow’s electronic solutions into everything we do. Our long history of expertise in the commercial industry enables us to have better quality, stronger, and safer products for our residential customers. Together, with the power and passion of our global employees, we will realize Allegion’s full potential as we continue to be a leader in the global safety and security industry.
