Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, validation, and ongoing support of electrical systems for the company’s industrial and smart product portfolio. This role supports products throughout the full lifecycle, from concept development through launch and post-release sustainment, ensuring solutions meet customer requirements, quality standards, cost objectives, and project timelines.

Working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, the Senior Electrical Engineer partners with mechanical, electronics, software, manufacturing, and project teams to deliver reliable electromechanical products. This position requires strong technical expertise in electrical engineering, practical problem-solving capability, and working knowledge of electronics and system integration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering activities for new product development and product sustainment initiatives from concept through production release.

• Design and develop electrical systems and assemblies for industrial, electromechanical, and smart connected products.

• Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable and harness documentation, and bills of materials.

• Support the design and integration of power distribution systems, controls, sensors, motors, solenoids, switches, relays, and related electrical components.

• Collaborate with mechanical, electronics, firmware, software, manufacturing, and project teams to ensure successful system integration.

• Support prototype builds, testing, debugging, and validation of electrical systems and assemblies.

• Troubleshoot product issues during development, production, and post-launch phases, and drive timely resolution.

• Develop and execute verification and validation plans to confirm product performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.

• Participate in design reviews and engineering change processes to improve product quality, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.

• Manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously while meeting schedule, budget, and performance expectations.

• Maintain technical documentation and support product lifecycle management processes.

• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts related to product performance, field issues, and engineering efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited institution.

• 5- 8 years of relevant engineering experience in product development, electrical systems, or electromechanical equipment.

• Strong experience in electrical system design, including component selection, schematics, wiring, controls, testing, and system integration.

• Experience working with industrial, electromechanical, or smart connected products.

• Knowledge of electrical components including sensors, relays, contactors, switches, motors, solenoids, and power supplies.

• Ability to calculate requirements for batteries, RFID readers and antennas, motors, sensors, and LEDs.

• Basic electronics knowledge, including familiarity with low-voltage circuits, PCB-based assemblies, and electrical/electronic interfaces.

• Proficiency in creating electrical layouts using CATIA, Altium, and Visio.

• Experience troubleshooting and validating electrical systems in prototype and production environments.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and support projects throughout the full product lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

• Experience with product lifecycle management and project management tools such as Windchill, 3DEXPERIENCE, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Asana, or similar systems.

• Familiarity with embedded systems interfaces and integration with software-driven products.

• Experience with design for manufacturability, reliability, and cost optimization.

• Knowledge of applicable electrical standards, safety requirements, and engineering best practices.

Core Competencies

• Electrical system design and integration

• Schematic development and wiring documentation

• Power and control systems

• Component selection and application

• Electrical testing and troubleshooting

• Verification and validation planning

• Root cause analysis and corrective action

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Technical documentation and change management

• Product lifecycle support

Working Relationships

This role works closely with cross-functional partners across engineering, manufacturing, project management, and product development functions. The incumbent is expected to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams and contribute as a senior technical resource within the organization.

Role Expectations

• Serve as a senior technical contributor within a cross-functional engineering organization.

• Support multiple concurrent development and sustainment efforts.

• Balance hands-on engineering execution with project coordination and technical leadership.

Deliver reliable, cost-effective, and customer-focused product solutions aligned with business objectives.

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.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

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.

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.

Experience Level

Senior Level