Manager, Design Assurance

Manager, Design Assurance - Remote

** Come make the world and accelerate your success.*
* 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. Sound like you? 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:*
* As a Manager, Design Assurance, you'll be part of our Tools & Outdoors Quality team working as a remote employee.
You'll get to:

+ Serve as the quality subject matter expert on cross-functional new product development teams.

+ Ensure quality requirements are integrated throughout the product development lifecycle.

+ Support design control and phase-gate / NPD processes from concept through commercialization.

+ Develop, deploy, coach, and maintain best practice quality planning tools and methods including:

+ Design quality plans which clearly define expectations

+ Control plans that focus on prevention vs. detection

+ Inspection/test strategies: optimizing automation, prevention, zero defect mentality

+ Ensure effective risk management activities: DFMEA, PFMEA, hazard analysis, FRACA, and mitigation tracking.

+ Subject matter expert in product and process design reviews to ensure quality and reliability considerations are addressed and properly resolved.

+ Demonstrated ability to proactively review and challenge specifications, drawings, requirements, and engineering changes to drive quality into design and minimize downstream inspection, service, and manufacturing cost.

+ Develop and implement verification and validation techniques to ensure NPD products meet critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements.

+ Ensure traceability between customer requirements, design inputs, test methods, and acceptance criteria.

+ Develop and maintain strong partnerships with Manufacturing and Supplier Quality teams to support effective design transfer and production readiness.

+ Establishing disciplined problem-solving efforts that identify root cause and implement effective corrective and preventive actions within development and product launch.

+ Monitor quality metrics during development builds, pilot runs, and launch phases.

** 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:

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline.

+ 5+ years' experience in quality engineering, design assurance, new product development and well-established NPD systems.

+ Strong working knowledge of quality tools and methodologies as abovementioned.

+ Experience participating in complex matrix, cross-functional product development environments.

+ Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.

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Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in highly controlled industries, Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, Design controls, and product lifecycle management processes; ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Lean Six Sigma or similar certification.

** 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…