Lead Project Engineer, Mechanical

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.•Towson, MD

22d•$110,600 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Micro-Hydraulic Lead Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, integration, and validation of Micro-Hydraulic systems, subsystems, and components for product platforms and customer applications. This role provides technical leadership for handheld and stationary micro-hydraulic system design activities, including architecture definition, component selection, system analysis, prototype development, testing, and production launch support. The position requires strong cross-functional collaboration with electrical, software, motor controls, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality hydraulic solutions that meet performance, cost, schedule, and reliability objectives. Experience contributing to intellectual property development, invention disclosures, and patent-support activities is highly valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required
7 to 10 years of mechanical design experience in micro-hydraulic system design and development.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering projects or technical workstreams.
Strong knowledge of hydraulic system principles, fluid power components, and system integration with background in high pressure micro-hydraulics.
Experience creating and interpreting hydraulic schematics and engineering documentation.
Experience creating and interpreting engineering drawings.
Proficiency in hydraulic calculations, component sizing, and system troubleshooting.
Experience with product development processes from concept through production launch.
Knowledge of GD&T, DFM/DFA, DFMEA, and root cause analysis methodologies.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a global team, including suppliers and manufacturing operations.
Ability to provide direction and mentorship to engineers and designers and lead project teams independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience with micro-hydraulic, high pressure compact hydraulic, or electro-hydraulic system applications.
Familiarity with regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability product environments.
Experience supporting supplier qualification and component validation activities.
Advanced analytical capability in system performance optimization and failure investigation.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of micro-hydraulic systems, subsystems, and components for product platforms and customer applications.
Translate product requirements into micro-hydraulic architecture, subsystems, documentation, schematics, component specifications, and system performance criteria.
Perform micro-hydraulic system sizing, pressure and flow calculations, load analysis, thermal analysis, and performance optimization.
Lead technical decision-making for hydraulic system design activities across assigned engineering projects and technical workstreams.
Develop and execute plans for project sample builds, prototype development, and engineering validation activities.
Define validation plans and support testing activities to verify hydraulic system functionality, durability, efficiency, and safety.
Troubleshoot hydraulic performance issues during prototype, testing, pilot, and production phases.
Lead technical feasibility studies, design reviews, risk assessments, and DFMEA activities.
Participate in hands-on concept development, prototyping, product testing, and data collection, while providing technical feedback and recommendations.
Collaborate with motor controls, electrical, and software teams to integrate electro-hydraulic systems and ensure proper system behavior.
Drive design standardization, modularity, and reuse of proven hydraulic solutions across programs.
Support supplier selection, technical reviews, and component qualification activities.
Ensure designs comply with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal engineering processes.
Manage engineering deliverables, schedules, and technical execution for assigned projects.
Successfully deliver projects that achieve quality, performance, schedule, and cost objectives in a cross-functional environment.
Participate in cross-functional meetings to communicate technical status, risks, issues, and recommended solutions.
Support cost reduction, quality improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives related to hydraulic systems.
Provide direction, mentorship, and technical guidance to project engineers, engineers, and designers, and lead project teams independently.