Senior Director of Systems Engineering & Processes

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Sr Director, Systems Engineering & Processes in a hybrid role based in Towson, MD.

You will lead two sub-groups: embedded Systems Engineers and Engineering Processes & Quality, delivering requirements decomposition, interface control, and system-wide verification. You’ll establish a formal operating model, toolchain, and stage-gate readiness, while driving risk analysis, design quality, and cross-functional integration across mechanical, electrical, and

Qualifications

• Deep, practical systems engineering expertise across requirements decomposition and traceability, interface management, and verification and validation.
• Hands-on command of systems-engineering tools such as IBM DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Cameo, SysML or similar.
• Experience in complex electromechanical product development environments with integrated mechanical, electrical, and embedded software systems.
• Leadership in modular architecture strategies to improve reuse and consistency.
• Strong knowledge of stage-gate processes, design review governance, and engineering quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Define operating model and engagement model for systems engineering across programs.
• Recruit, develop, and deploy embedded Systems Engineers.
• Stand up systems-engineering toolchain and MBSE practices from need to verification.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Interface management

Architecture definition

FMEA/DFMEA

Hazard analysis

Verification & validation

Leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Technical degree

Advanced engineering degree preferred

INCOSE certification or equivalent

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Cameo

SysML

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Sr Director, Systems Engineering & Processes in a hybrid role based in Towson, MD.

You will lead two sub-groups: embedded Systems Engineers and Engineering Processes & Quality, delivering requirements decomposition, interface control, and system-wide verification. You’ll establish a formal operating model, toolchain, and stage-gate readiness, while driving risk analysis, design quality, and cross-functional integration across mechanical, electrical, and