Application Engineer, Data Centers

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, vision, and 401

Employee Stock Purchase Plan and paid

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Michigan is seeking an Application Engineer for Data Centers to serve as the technical voice with hyperscalers, EPCs, OEMs, and data-center builders.

You will guide design-in, joint development, and field rollout, while collaborating with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to deliver proven fastener and automation solutions. The role requires strong communication skills, 5+ years in related roles, and the ability to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years in application engineering or related roles.
• Experience selling or specifying data center projects.
• Reading drawings and specifications; CAD skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design-in and specification support with OEMs and EPCs for SEF solutions.
• Lead joint development, trials, and validation with customers.
• Maintain knowledge of data center codes, standards, and practices.
• Collaborate across SEF, Sales, Product Management, and Engineering.
• Provide field support from design reviews through deployment.

Skills

5+ years in application engineering

Technical sales experience

Data center project experience

Mechanical joint design knowledge

Reading drawings and specs

3D CAD (SolidWorks) knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Job description

Application Engineer, Data Centers - Remote

Hybrid to Troy, MI

Up to 50% travel to data center campuses, EPC yards, and OEM sites

Michigan USA - Remote

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 an Application Engineer for Data Centers, you’ll be part of our Stanley Engineered Fastening (SEF) team working as a remote employee. You are the technical voice of the customer in the data center market - and the voice of that market back inside SEF. You own the customer-facing technical relationship with the companies who build the data centers: hyperscalers, colocation operators, EPCs and GCs. You own that same relationship with the rack and server OEMs, PDU manufacturers, and HVAC and cooling suppliers whose equipment fills them. Working shoulder to shoulder with the commercial lead, you are the technical expert on everything surrounding data centers, and you reach across SEF and the wider SBD enterprise to make sure the right technical solution is brought to every application. You stay with that application from design review through joint qualification, installer training, and field rollout, promoting the full SEF fastener and automation portfolio. You’ll get to:

• Design-in and specification. Engage at the design and development stage, before specifications are frozen; get SEF joints written into OEM drawings, EPC standards, and master specifications.
• Joint development and qualification. Prove the SEF solution early so it gets designed in rather than substituted later - lead application reviews, trials, and validation with the customer, and supply the technical evidence their engineering teams need to approve and specify it.
• Industry fluency. Become SEF's internal authority on data center codes, standards, and nuance - seismic and structural requirements, bonding and grounding, NEC/UL and NFPA-driven electrical practice, fire-stopping and containment, cleanliness and FOD control in live white space, and safety/badging rules that govern work on an occupied campus.
• Voice of the customer. Work collaboratively across all SEF functions, feeding voice-of-customer insight back to Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing: application gaps, competitive losses, and new product opportunities specific to this vertical.
• Solutions Delivery. Bring SEF solutions to customer problems - samples, mock-ups, and live application demonstrations that show the joint working in their environment. Make the benefit explicit: installation speed, reliability, labor and rework avoidance, and total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Field problem resolution. Own technical escalations on active projects - root cause, corrective action, and a documented action plan.
• Collaboration. Work as one team with the broader Application Engineering group, commercial team, vertical leads, product management, purchasing, operations and quality share plays that transfer to other verticals.
• Competitive positioning. Maintain current, evidence-based comparisons against Huck, Ingersoll Rand, Gesipa, Ornit and others on install time and installed cost per joint to defend our TCO advantage.
• A published, current data center application and standards playbook the whole AE team can use.

The Person

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 a related technical field, or equivalent applied experience.
• 5+ years in application engineering, field engineering, or technical sales of fasteners, fastening tools, or engineered components.
• Experience selling or specifying data center projects - construction, electrical, or infrastructure
• Working knowledge of mechanical joint design, fastener selection, torque/tension, corrosion, and vibration behavior.
• Comfortable reading drawings and specifications; 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred) a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including oral and written communication; credible and persuasive in front of both a customer engineer and a field crew.
• Program management skills - able to run multiple concurrent projects to a schedule, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive actions to closure.
• Proficient with the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint) for analysis, reporting, and customer-facing presentations.
• Self-directed remote operator with the discipline to manage a multi-project territory and heavy travel.
• Knowledge of quality practice (APQP, PPAP, root cause analysis) preferred.

The Details

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.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

The Salary range for this position is $77,600.00 - $124,900.00

• 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 tools and 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.

Benefits & Perks

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.

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.

EEO Statement

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. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov)