Systems Engineering Expert Solution Architect

Stanley Black & Decker • Towson, MD

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid position and expected to work on-site minimally three days at our Towson MD Campus. As a Systems Engineering Expert Solution Architect, you’ll be part of our Tools and Outdoor Team working as a hybrid employee. You will 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Lead the development of product use cases and operational scenarios to capture user needs and translate them into system-level requirements.
• Define and standardize test strategies, including test plans and test case templates.
• Ensure alignment between requirements, architecture, and validation activities.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Define and implement systems engineering metrics to track adoption, effectiveness, and impact.
• Communicate insights and progress to leadership and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior