Manager, Design Assurance

As an Electrical Engineer, you will have strong experience in design assurance and quality engineering to support global product development. You will combine deep electrical engineering knowledge with expertise in risk assessment, design verification, failure analysis, corrective action, and cross-functional quality leadership across the product lifecycle. You will partner cross-functionally with engineering, R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, and regulatory/compliance teams to identify risks early, implement robust controls, and ensure new products meet customer, business, and applicable quality requirements.

You will play a key role in design quality planning and strategy, risk management, design reviews, and verification and validation support.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as quality & electrical systems 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, electrical systems, 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.
- Support nonconformance management, deviation assessments, and change control activities during development.
- Ensure compliance with applicable internal procedures, industry standards, and customer requirements.
- Contribute to and maintain an effective tracking system for lessons learned and continuous improvement of NPD quality processes.
- Ensure effective & efficient use of NPD project management system in alignment with APQP requirements and deliverables.
- Apply statistical methodologies to drive quality into product and process design.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering preferred or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years’ experience in quality engineering, design assurance, new product development and well-established NPD systems.
- Experience with electronic design, power systems, embedded systems, firmware-hardware interactions, and controls
- 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, technical requirements, and evaluate electrical design robustness and failure mechanisms.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Effective English written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in regulated or highly controlled industries (i.e.- aerospace, automotive, medical).
- Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, design controls, and product lifecycle management processes.
- Familiarity with reliability engineering and qualification testing.
- Experience with supplier quality integration during product development.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification.
- Experience using quality and product data systems such as Minitab, PLM, ERP, or QMS platforms.

Core Competencies

- Quality and risk-based leadership
- Technical judgment and disciplined problem solving
- Cross-functional collaboration and influence
- Project, priority, and change management
- Continuous improvement mindset

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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