Product Design Assurance Engineer

ZipRecruiter - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

The Product Design Assurance Engineer at Spectrum Safety Solutions is responsible for ensuring the quality and robustness of product designs throughout the product development process. This role involves supporting the engineering team in adhering to internal and external guidelines, defining processes when necessary, and fostering cross-functional collaboration across various business functions. The engineer will lead efforts in design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA), participate in design reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PMO and Engineering team to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the product development process (PDP).
• Build strong working relationships with employees across business functions including quality, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, customer service, and product management.
• Ensure that product development teams meet quality and safety standards of product design.
• Lead the DFMEA process and guide the engineering team in creating FMEA for new designs and updating existing designs.
• Participate in design reviews, change management processes, and ensure design robustness before handing over designs to production.
• Develop, maintain, and interpret policies and standard work for engineering and coordinate their implementation.
• Support and contribute to product requirements development on projects.
• Proactively promote continuous improvement to enhance product quality.
• Contribute to Carrier Quality and EH&S goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 2+ years of product development experience, preferably in industrial, automotive, or fire equipment industries.
• At least 1 year of experience with Design or Process FMEAs.
• At least 1 year of experience with root cause analysis.
• Excellent presentation skills to effectively communicate complex topics to different stakeholders.
• Experience with Excel, statistical analysis software such as Minitab, and other engineering analysis tools.
• Experience with product development processes (e.g., phase gate structured).
• Experience with quality tools & methods (e.g., Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen).
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, able to manage multiple projects & priorities.
• Familiarity with ISO9001, engineering standards, automotive quality standards, and similar quality systems and processes.