Lead Engineer--Model-Based Design, Systems Verification & Validation
Towson, MD
The Job:
As a Lead Engineer, you’ll be part of our Electronics & Electrical team working as a hybrid employee. The Senior Project Engineer / Lead Engineer - Model-Based Design, Systems Verification & Validation will play a key role in advancing model-based development practices across the Electronics & Electrical Systems group. This role is focused on building and applying system models to support product development, requirements decomposition, system behavior definition, verification planning, and validation execution for electrical and electronic systems.
The position is intended for an engineer with a strong foundation in Model-Based Design (MBD), systems engineering, and verification and validation (V&V), with the ability to support cross-functional teams through the full product development lifecycle. The engineer will work closely with development, testing, controls, hardware, firmware, and integration teams to improve design quality, accelerate issue resolution, and strengthen confidence in system performance before and during physical validation.
This role is best suited for a senior-level engineer who can connect requirements, models, simulation results, and test outcomes into a structured development and validation framework, while helping teams adopt consistent and scalable MBD practices.
You’ll get to:
- Lead and support model-based design activities for electrical and electronic systems, with emphasis on system behavior modeling, requirements alignment, and verification support.
- Develop and maintain system and subsystem models using MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, TwinBuilder, Dymola, Modelica, Ansys, LTSPice and related libraries/tools as appropriate.
- Use models to support requirements decomposition, interface definition, architecture evaluation, and early design verification.
- Define and execute verification and validation strategies that connect requirements, models, simulation outputs, and physical test results.
- Utilize simulation packages and define simulation process flows to rapidly identify root causes of Signal Integrity, ESD, & EMI related issues that arise during product development. Communicate and train the development engineers on how to apply these processes to his/her project.
- Support development teams by using models and simulations to evaluate concepts, identify design gaps, and reduce technical risk early in the product lifecycle.
- Support testing teams by helping define test cases, expected behaviors, acceptance criteria, and model-to-test correlation methods.
- Support integration teams by identifying subsystem interactions, interface issues, and system-level behavior risks before and during integration.
- Contribute to MIL, SIL, and HIL workflows where applicable to improve verification coverage and development efficiency.
- Analyze discrepancies between expected and observed system behavior and drive structured root cause investigation using model and test data.
- Help establish and improve MBD, verification, and validation best practices, workflows, templates, and reusable libraries across the organization.
- Collaborate with systems, controls, firmware, hardware, validation, and quality teams to ensure strong technical alignment throughout development.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and contribute to design reviews, verification reviews, and cross-functional engineering decisions.
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:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
- 8+ years of engineering experience in model-based design, systems engineering, verification and validation, controls development, or related product development environments
- Strong experience with MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow/Ansys
- Strong understanding of Model-Based Design principles, system modeling methodologies, and simulation-driven development
- Experience supporting systems verification and validation, including requirement traceability, test planning, and model-to-test correlation
- Experience working across cross-functional teams including development, testing, and system integration
- Ability to translate system requirements into model structures, verification logic, and validation approaches
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience investigating complex system behaviors
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical findings clearly to multiple stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Controls, or related discipline
- Experience in electrical/electronic systems such as inverters, converters, chargers, switches, or other controlled subsystems
- Familiarity with TwinBuilder, Dymola, Modelica, and Modelica-based libraries
- Experience with Simscape Electrical, PLECS, PSIM, or equivalent system simulation tools
- Experience with MIL / SIL / HIL environments and associated workflows
- Experience with Embedded Coder or model-based implementation workflows
- Working knowledge of Python for scripting, automation, data analysis, or test support
- Understanding of system integration, interface management, and structured verification processes
- Experience working in a matrixed product development environment
Tools & Technologies
- MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow
- TwinBuilder
- Dymola
- Modelica and Modelica-based libraries
- Simscape Electrical
- PLECS / PSIM
- dSPACE / Speedgoat / NI VeriStand
- Embedded Coder
- Git / Azure DevOps
- Python (optional / preferred for scripting, automation, and analysis)
- LT Spice
- Bench validation and test instrumentation
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.
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 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. Join us!
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The Salary range for this position is $110,600.00 - $178,000.00
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.
