Who is Stanley Black & Decker?
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) team means joining one of the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth. We have been globally recognized as one of the most innovative, sustainable, and rewarding companies in the world.
 
Position Overview:
The Global Tools & Storage (GTS) division of SBD, which drives $10B of the total $14B business, is currently seeking an Associate Industrial Designer. This position will be located at the Stanley Black & Decker Taiwan Design Center (TDC) and report to the Hand Tools and Storage (HTAS)  Manager, as part of the larger Global Customer Experience (GCX) Industrial Design team. This position will support end user insights, innovation, industrial design, surfacing, digital visualization and prototyping for several key Brand franchises. These include, Stanley, Black + Decker, DEWALT, Craftsman, Mac Tools, Porter Cable, Bostitch, Irwin & Lenox.

Who We’re Looking For: 
We are seeking a creative, enthusiastic, out-of-the-box thinker, who can visualize new design directions, work cross-functionally with adjacent teams, and execute production-ready design solutions. This person will drive day to day project design activities, with accuracy and accountability.
Responsibilities:

• Manage daily industrial design responsibilities for the supported projects
• Regular communication with design leadership in global design centers
• Create compelling designs based upon Ideation, Research and Product Requirements
• Produce inspiring sketches/illustrations/visuals of advanced industrial design concepts
• Develop a mastery of the respective brand design languages
• Produce conceptual CAD and to support the industrial design ideation/illustration process
• Support and participate in field research activities
• New Product Ideation and brainstorming support

 
Education/Qualifications:

• BS, BA or equivalent in Industrial Design
• Solid English language skills
• Great communication & collaboration abilities with other global teams and disciplines.
• Proficiency with common design tools (Sketchbook Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, KEYSHOT, Wacom tablet, etc.)
• Experience with 3D CAD solid and surfacing modeling, CATIA experience desirable
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) 
• Ability to quickly conceptualize ideas.
• A strong understanding of design principles and a sense for brand aesthetic standards.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Exceptional sketching and visualizing skills.
• Excellent creative problem solving.
• Strong project and time management skills.

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 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!

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.