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This role also includes responsibility for custom model development, application/code development, model interfacing, compilation, and runtime execution, requiring strong technical depth in physics, mathematics, and electrical engineering.\nThis individual will work closely with CAE engineers, other MBD engineers, embedded software engineers, and systems engineering teams to ensure models are technically accurate, scalable, and usable across analysis, controls, and product development workflows.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead development of high-fidelity plant models for complex electromechanical systems using Dymola, TwinBuilder, Amesim, Modelica, Simulink, and Simscape or equivalent tools.\nDevelop multi-scale and multi-domain models spanning component, subsystem, and system-level behavior across electrical, mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, pneumatic, and controls-coupled domains.\nTranslate abstract methods, first-principles equations, reduced-order formulations, and engineering concepts into practical, validated, and reusable simulation models.\nPerform custom model and library development to represent unique physics, behaviors, interfaces, and product architectures not available in standard toolsets.\nBuild supporting engineering applications, scripts, utilities, and automation workflows to improve model usability, execution speed, and integration into development processes.\nSupport code generation, model compilation, solver configuration, co-simulation setup, FMU export/import, and runtime integration across development environments.\nCreate interfaces between plant models and external applications, controllers, embedded software components, and test platforms.\nPartner with CAE engineers to align system-level and reduced-order models with detailed simulation results, test data, and product physics.\nCollaborate with MBD and controls engineers to provide plant models suitable for MIL, SIL, HIL, and closed-loop controls development.\nWork with embedded software engineers to support executable deployment, runtime validation, and integration of models into software and test ecosystems.\nPerform model verification, validation, calibration, sensitivity analysis, and performance optimization using simulation and test data.\nContribute to simulation architecture decisions related to model reuse, interoperability, deployment strategy, abstraction level, and framework scalability.\nDocument model assumptions, governing equations, parameter sources, interfaces, limitations, and validation results.\nProvide technical leadership and mentoring in plant modeling, multi-scale simulation methods, and custom model/application development.\nRequired Qualifications\nMaster’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Controls Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.\n5+ years of relevant experience in plant modeling, model-based design, physical system simulation, or engineering application development.\nStrong hands-on experience with one or more plant modeling environments such as Dymola, TwinBuilder, Amesim, Modelica-based tools, Simulink, or Simscape.\nDemonstrated expertise in plant modeling, multi-scale modeling, and multi-domain physics-based simulation.\nProven ability to translate abstract methods, mathematical formulations, and first-principles physics into executable and validated engineering models.\nExperience with custom model development, user-defined components, libraries, or frameworks for simulation environments.\nStrong foundation in physics, mathematics, numerical methods, and dynamic systems.\nStrong technical background in electrical systems and their interaction with mechanical and control domains in electromechanical products.\nExperience with application development, scripting, or software/tool development to support simulation workflows and automation.\nExperience interfacing models with external software or simulation environments, including compilation, runtime execution, co-simulation, or executable deployment.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across CAE, MBD, embedded software, controls, hardware, and systems engineering teams.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain model assumptions, limitations, and results clearly.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPh.D. preferred for candidates with deep expertise in multi-scale modeling, advanced physical system simulation, or custom model framework development.\nExperience with Modelica-based development and object-oriented physical system modeling practices.\nExperience with FMU/FMI workflows, co-simulation frameworks, solver tuning, and model exchange across tools.\nExperience with compiled runtime models, simulation executables, or deployment of engineering models into internal engineering applications.\nExperience with Python, MATLAB, C, or C++ for workflow automation, model integration, or engineering software development.\nExperience supporting MIL, SIL, and HIL environments.\nExperience in industrial equipment, power tools, outdoor power equipment, robotics, automation, automotive, aerospace, or other hardware-intensive electromechanical systems.\nExperience modeling motors, inverters, actuators, drivetrains, batteries, thermal systems, fluid systems, or power electronics.\nExperience with parameter estimation, model reduction, and validation against laboratory or field data.\nFamiliarity with embedded software interfaces, controller integration, and real-time or near-real-time simulation constraints.\nExperience with version control, engineering data management, and model governance practices.\nTools & Technologies\nPlant Modeling / Simulation: Dymola, TwinBuilder, Amesim, Modelica, MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape\nProgramming / Application Development: Python, MATLAB, C, C++, scripting and automation tools\nIntegration / Runtime: FMI/FMU, co-simulation frameworks, compiled model execution, solver configuration\nValidation / Test: MIL, SIL, HIL, calibration workflows, correlation, test data analysis\nCollaboration / Lifecycle: Version control, PLM/ALM, engineering data management tools\nSoft Skills\nStrong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with CAE, MBD, embedded software, hardware, and systems engineering teams.\nAbility to translate complex physical behavior and abstract engineering methods into practical, maintainable, and validated models.\nStrong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.\nSound engineering judgment in selecting the appropriate model fidelity and abstraction level for the intended use case.\nAbility to balance technical rigor with execution speed and usability.\nStrong documentation discipline and attention to detail.\nTechnical leadership through influence, mentoring, and clear communication.\nAbility to operate effectively in a fast-paced product development environment.\nWe Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.\nJoining 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.\nWho We Are\nWe’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. 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