Principal Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer - Hybrid

Stanley Black & Decker; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tool discounts

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker in Towson, MD is seeking a Lead/Principal Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer for a hybrid role at our Towson Design Center. You will develop high-fidelity MBD models of mechanical systems and support design teams across power transmission and actuation hardware.

The role requires deep CAE expertise, experience with MSC Adams, Ansys Motion, and co-simulation, plus scripting in Python or MATLAB to automate model setup and reporting.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant experience in mechanism analysis and multi-body dynamics; advanced degree may offset experience.
• 10+ years of CAE experience in product development.
• Experience with commercial MBD tools such as MSC Adams, MotionSolve, Ansys Motion, RecurDyn, or Simscape Multibody.
• Strong fundamentals in rigid body dynamics, kinematics, and contact mechanics.
• Experience creating models for systems with multiple moving bodies and nonlinear interactions.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or equivalent scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate multi-body dynamic models of mechanical systems.
• Perform subsystem and system-level analysis of drivetrains, linkages, and actuation systems.
• Build and integrate flexible body models for FEA-MBD co-simulation workflows.
• Generate load cases, interface forces, and torque histories for durability analysis.
• Correlate simulation outputs with test data and update models accordingly.
• Document model assumptions and results for cross-functional reviews.

Skills

MBD tools

Rigid body dynamics

Python scripting

C/C++

DOE / optimization

Co-simulation

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MSC Adams

MotionSolve

Ansys Motion

RecurDyn

Simscape Multibody

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker in Towson, MD is seeking a Lead/Principal Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer for a hybrid role at our Towson Design Center. You will develop high-fidelity MBD models of mechanical systems and support design teams across power transmission and actuation hardware.

The role requires deep CAE expertise, experience with MSC Adams, Ansys Motion, and co-simulation, plus scripting in Python or MATLAB to automate model setup and reporting.