Project Engineer, Mechanical

Project Engineer, D E WALT Cordless Power Tools

Towson, MD

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Come Build The World With Us

This is the career you’ve been waiting for your whole life. Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 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, D E WALT, 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.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We design and develop the tools that are used to change the world every day here in our engineering headquarters in Towson, Maryland.  Our design teams are involved with every step of the process bringing these world class products to life.  From conducting end user research to identify new needs, to designing and prototyping tools to ensure we meet our customers high expectations, to creating robust tests to guarantee the tools we make stand up to the toughest environments, our engineers own

every aspect of the process along the way.

Who You Are

You’re a strong problem solver who can see the big picture.  You have managed a program, so you know that it takes action to get things done. You’re not afraid to lead by example.  You have worked your way up through the various New Product Development roles, so you can lead empathetically and set clear career paths for direct reports.  You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always.  You want to work on a project where you can see the fruits of your labor come to life

and enjoy getting to see the finished product on the shelves of major retailers around the globe.

The Job:

As a  Project Engineer, you’ll be part of our Global Tools & Storage team located in Towson, MD. Specifically, you’ll:

Successfully manage projects to achieve all quality, performance, schedule and cost objectives in a cross-functional environment.

Independently execute prioritization, planning, scheduling, and tracking of objectives.

Partners with cross-functional teams (Product Marketing, Global Sourcing, Reliability, Suppliers, Manufacturing, etc.) to identify and clearly define customer requirements, and translate those requirements into appropriate product specifications

Lead a core team of 2-3 engineers/designers to create a product that exceeds the product specifications while developing their skill and mentoring them along the way

Recommend sound product design decisions following a thorough analysis of complex data

Supervise prototype and engineering builds for engineering and manufacturing teams and initial production lots to ensure that the products are assembled and tested in the correct way to ensure long term product quality

Implement design and process controls, conducts root-cause analysis, and apply statistical and Lean Six-Sigma techniques to maintain and improve product quality as problems arise thru the product development cycle

Coordinate with Management to ensure programs are on track and identifies risk areas and suggest mitigation options to keep development moving in the right direction

Utilize Engineering process to develop and deliver technical design in support of new product development.

The Person

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with 7+ years of experience.

Experience/training in Project Management preferred. PMP certification a plus.

Demonstrated leadership with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Self-motivated, creative, goal-oriented and good team player
• Computer literate; MS Word, Power Point, Excel, FEA, 2D/3D CAD (CATIA experience a plus)
• Demonstrated experience with product development: Design, DFM, Prototypes, root cause analysis
• Quality – use of statistical tools, process capability, DOE’s, stack-ups
• Proven ability to solve complex problems within design constraints
• Project Management – planning, scheduling, budgeting, executing, cross functional teamwork/leadership Workflow/routings/BOM’s
• Coordination of internal and external resources
• Accountable for managing a program and owning the results
• Enjoy Full/fast-paced design cycles that average 2 years and a dynamic work environment
• Possible international travel to visit manufacturing locations
• Must have desire to be a “hands-on” leader – future potential for a leadership role

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.  We need all kinds of people, so whether you want to become a technical expert, or grow your skills in multiple disciplines, you have come to the right spot.

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).  We also focus on having technical experts in each area that are there to guide you along the way, so you are never alone.

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.

Hands on environment :  We love tools and using them!  We have prototyping, use & handling, testing, inspection and metallurgy labs all right here in Towson.

A company with History .  We have been designing tools for long time which means we have a lot of expertise here, but that doesn’t mean we are afraid to try new things.  We have a long list of World’s firsts to our credit and we need you to keep that going!

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.

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All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.


The Salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $144,900.00
 This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. ​

The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.​

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases. ​

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 tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

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.

Who We Are

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.

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.