Engineer III, Reliability

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. is seeking a Reliability Engineer, III for a hybrid role in Towson, MD. You will join the new product development reliability team to design and test next-generation power tools while supporting multiple projects at different stages.

You’ll analyze data, conduct failure analysis, and lead safety and compliance activities across cross‑functional teams. The ideal candidate has a strong electro‑mechanical background, 3+ years in reliability/quality engineering, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• 3+ years in reliability or quality engineering, preferably in NPD.
• Experience with consumer/electromechanical products and power tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support reliability activities for New Product Development from concept to launch.
• Perform failure analysis, warranty modeling, test development and safety/compliance reviews.
• Lead FRACAS data collection and risk assessments.
• Collaborate across cross‑functional teams and communicate with customers.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Python

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Reliability Engineer, III – Hybrid (3 Days in Towson) Towson, Maryland, US

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 more than 50,000 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 Reliability Engineer, you’ll be part of our new product development reliability team working as a hybrid employee. You will help design and test the next generation of power tool products by supporting the development of brand-new tools and systems.

• Support New Product Development projects from a reliability perspective, including failure analysis, warranty modeling, test development, safety assurance, and compliance adherence.
• Work alongside multiple teams and communicate with customers to support a wide range of projects at different stages of development.
• Establish and maintain project and milestone documentation, including test plans, status reports, and FRACAS.
• Utilize various data streams and perform data analysis to assist with design decisions and make risk assessments.
• Lead safety reviews during the development process to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Collaborate with internal compliance teams to obtain accurate product approvals (KEMA, TUV, UL, CSA, etc.).
• Represent the Voice of the Customer in quality-related product development activities and respond to market complaints.

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. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electro-mechanical systems, reliability, data analysis, and a passion for driving innovation in the power tools industry.

You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of industry or educational experience in reliability engineering, quality engineering, testing, or failure analysis, preferably in new product development.
• Experience supporting reliability activities for consumer, industrial, or electromechanical products; power tool experience is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of FRACAS, root cause analysis, reliability testing, risk assessment, and warranty analysis.
• Experience driving product safety and supporting development teams with reliability and risk-based decision-making.
• Interest and capability in data analysis and programming, including tools such as Python, SQL, and advanced MS Office.
• Experience analyzing test, field, and warranty data to identify trends and support engineering actions.
• Familiarity with reliability methods such as Weibull analysis, life data analysis, DOE, or physics of failure is a plus.
• Experience supporting teardown analysis, benchmarking, and development of new test procedures is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

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
• tuition reimbursement
• 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.

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.

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. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at [phone] or at [e-mail]. Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.

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The Salary range for this position is $72,000.00 - $115,900.00. 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 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.