Senior Project Engineer, Abrasives

Senior Project Engineer, Abrasives – Hybrid

This is a hybrid position and requires onsite work 3 days per week at our East Longmeadow, MA location.  

East Longmeadow, MA

Come Make the World With Us

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 53,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

Who We Are 
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We design and develop the tools that are used to change the world every day here in our Engineering headquarters in Towson, Maryland.  Our design teams are involved with every step of the process, bringing these world class products to life.  From conducting end user research to identify new needs, designing and prototyping tools to ensure we meet our customers high expectations, to creating robust tests to guarantee the tools we make stand up to the toughest environments, our engineers own every aspect of the process along the way.

The Job

Within the Hand Tools, Accessories, & Storage Group of Stanley Black & Decker, you will be responsible for New Product Development of the Abrasives Product Category.  The Abrasives product category includes, but is not limited to, Bonded and Coated Abrasives, Wire Wheels, and Diamond Blades. You’ll be responsible for

• Design, development and manufacturing support of abrasive products, and component ideas and concepts that will meet our manufacturing, safety, quality, compliance, cost, and marketing objectives.
• Estimate development costs and monitor assigned projects through all phases of development.
• Perform sampling, product testing, and documentation, including the writing of product performance specifications and test plans.
• Prepare models, costs, technical data, product documentation and/or initiate requests for model making and testing services.
• Position involves close coordination with manufacturing, marketing, industrial design, and customer base.
• Lead product development programs using the SBD Phase Gate process meeting all quality, performance, schedule, and cost objectives in a cross-functional environment.
• Analyze test data, draw conclusions, determine next steps, and communicate to internal stakeholders and/or external suppliers about sound product design recommendations.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation such as BOMs, CAD models, Test Plans, Evaluation Summaries, Product and Material Specifications, and Cost Info.
• Contribute to customer research for CTQ evaluation and product acceptance by supporting field research questionnaires and visits.
• Partner with cross-functional teams as a technical leader to apply critical thinking, analysis and problem solving to design new product specifications based on defined customer requirements (CTQs).
• Coordinate prototyping and testing procedures to support new product development and competitive benchmarking in accordance with applicable requirements and present to executive and cross-functional teams on a regular basis.

The Person

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• 7-10+ years of related experience in product design/development, preferably in the Abrasives field.
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and decision-making skills to obtain performance, schedule, and cost objectives in a cross-functional and/or technical environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and hands-on abilities to build prototypes within design constraints, diagnose problems, and report findings or corrective actions.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time/resource management skills. Must be able to work with a global team including remote design and manufacturing centers.
• Experience in use of statistical data analysis, e.g. DOE, six sigma tools and methodology.
• 3-D CAD/CAE exposure and CATIA preferred.
• M.S. Engineering or related field
• Ability to travel 10-25% of the time, domestic and international preferred.

The Details

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• 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 Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company and #2 security solutions provider, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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The Salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $144,900.00

• 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 tool sand 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.

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