Systems Engineering Expert Solution Architect

This is a hybrid position and expected to work on-site minimally three days at our Towson MD Campus.

Towson, MD, United States

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World . Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Systems Engineering Expert Solution Architect , you’ll be part of our Tools and Outdoor Team working as a hybrid employee. You will to lead the development and deployment of systems engineering frameworks, methods, and tools across complex, multi-domain product development programs.

This is a critical role to strengthen systems engineering capabilities across mechanical, electrical/electronic, and software domains, enabling improved product architecture, requirements traceability, and verification and validation processes. You will have a combination of deep technical expertise with strong collaboration and influence skills . You’ll get to:

• Requirements Engineering

• Define, develop, and deploy requirements engineering practices, including requirements definition, decomposition, parametrization, traceability, and lifecycle management.

• Establish robust traceability between requirements, system architecture, and verification/validation activities.

• System Architecture Development

• Develop and guide system architectures for complex, multi-domain products (mechanical, electrical/electronics, controls/software).

• Support platform-based product development across power tools, hand tools, and outdoor equipment.

• Use Case & System Definition

• Lead the development of product use cases and operational scenarios to capture user needs and translate them into system-level requirements.

• Verification & Validation (V&V)

• Define and standardize test strategies, including test plans and test case templates.

• Ensure alignment between requirements, architecture, and validation activities.

• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

• Apply MBSE principles and methodologies to develop system models and engineering artifacts using selected toolsets.

• Support the integration of MBSE practices into product development workflows.

• Capability Development & Training

• Develop systems engineering training materials and conduct training sessions across engineering and product teams.

• Mentor and coach engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams on systems engineering methods and best practices.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product management, engineering, program management, and manufacturing teams to embed systems engineering into program execution.

• Facilitate alignment across disciplines to improve decision-making and reduce late-stage issues.

• Metrics & Reporting

• Define and implement systems engineering metrics to track adoption, effectiveness, and impact.

• Communicate insights and progress to leadership and key stakeholders.

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.

• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, including:

• Requirements engineering and management

• System architecture development

• Verification and validation planning and execution

• End-to-end traceability across the product lifecycle

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts, methods, and tools.

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline preferred.

• Experience in the design and development of industrial products such as power tools, outdoor equipment, or similar electromechanical systems.

• Understanding of systems safety and reliability engineering principles.

• Experience with at least one systems engineering toolsets such as:

• Jama Connect

• Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE platform

• DOORS NG / Rhapsody

• Familiarity with model-in-the-loop (MiL), software-in-the-loop (SiL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) validation approaches.

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be - and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

#LI-Hybrid, You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights., We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.