Lead​/Principal - Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer

Lead / Principal
- Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer
-Hybrid

This is a hybrid position and requires onsite work at our Towson, MD Design Center3 days per week.

Towson, MD, United States

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 ™.Soundlikeyou?

Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 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:

Stanley Black & Decker is seeking a Principal Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer to support the development of next-generation industrial equipment and drilling tool platforms through advanced simulation, analysis, and model-based engineering.

This roleis responsible for building andvalidatingmulti-body dynamic models of mechanical systems, including drive trains, linkages, impact mechanisms, rotating assemblies, and motion transmission systems, to improve product performance, durability, and design robustness.

As a
Lead / Principal
- Mechanism & Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer
,you’llbe part of our Tools & Outdoor team working as a hybrid employee.

You’llget to:

• Develop,maintain, and refine kinematic and dynamic models of mechanical systems using MBD tools such as MSC Adams,Motion Solve,Ansys Motion,Recur Dyn, orSimscape
  
  Multibody.
• Perform subsystem and system-level analysis of drive trains, linkages, gear trains, actuation systems, impact mechanisms, rotating assemblies, and related mechanism-driven hardware.
• Build and integrate flexible body models through FEA-MBD co-simulation workflows using tools such as ANSYS, LS-DYNA, NASTRAN, or RADIOSS.
• Generate load cases, interface forces, joint reactions, torque histories, and transient event data for structural, durability, and fatigue analysis teams.
• Support mechanism-specific modeling for products involving power transmission, motion conversion, latch/lock systems, clutching elements, and high-speed or high-load dynamic events.
• Correlate simulation outputs against bench, subsystem, and full-system physical test data, and update models to improve predictive accuracy.
• Conduct DOE, sensitivity studies, and parametersweepsto optimize mechanism performance and improve robustness across operating conditions.
• Collaborate with mechanical design teams to define assumptions for joints, contacts, friction, damping, stiffness, inertia properties, and boundary conditions.
• Support co-simulation workflows including FMI/FMU-based frameworks and Adams-Simulink co-simulation where plant dynamics influence system behavior.
• Develop scripts and automation tools using Python, MATLAB, or Adams/View macro scripting to improve model setup, post-processing, and reporting.
• Document model assumptions, validation methods, simulation results, and recommendations in a review-ready format for cross-functional stakeholders.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions.

You’renot 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:

• Master’sorPh.D.degreein Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, ora related technical field.
• Typically5+ years of relevant experience in mechanism analysis, multi-body dynamics, or simulation of mechanical systems; advanceddegreemay offset aportionof experience.
• 10+ years of relevant CAE experience in product development
• Demonstrated experience with one or more commercial MBD tools such as MSC…