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Manager, Design Assurance

United States full-time Executive $95,600 - $153,900
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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.

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 of perspectives and experiences.

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!
The Salary range for this position is $95,600.00 - $153,900.00
This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. ​

The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.​

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases. ​

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 tool sand other partner programs.

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.
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.
Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
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.
EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.
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