Design Assurance Quality Engineer

Design Assurance Quality Engineer – New Product Development Location: Europe (Open to Location) – Remote Worker with ad hoc travel Employment: Permanent Come build something that matters. 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: The Design Assurance Quality Engineer supports new product development activities by ensuring quality is built into product design, development, system, verification, validation, and launch processes. This role partners 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. The position plays a key role in design quality planning and strategy, risk management, design reviews, and verification and validation support.

Act as the Quality subject matter expert within cross-functional New Product Development (NPD) teams. Embed quality requirements throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through commercialization. Lead quality planning activities, including Design Quality Plans, Control Plans, inspection strategies, and defect prevention initiatives. Drive risk management through DFMEA, PFMEA, hazard analysis, FRACA, and robust mitigation planning. Facilitate design and process reviews, ensuring quality, reliability, and customer requirements are built into product designs. Develop and execute verification and validation strategies to ensure products meet critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements. Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure successful design transfer and production readiness. Lead structured problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective actions during product development and launch. Ensure compliance with internal quality systems, industry standards, APQP requirements, and change control processes. Use data, statistical methods, and lessons learned to monitor quality performance and drive continuous improvement across NPD projects The Person: You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You also have: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline. Demonstrable experience in quality engineering, design assurance, new product development and well-established NPD systems. Proven experience driving Continuous Improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma or equivalent quality methodologies Experience using quality and product data systems such as Minitab, PLM, ERP, or QMS platforms. Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, design controls, and product lifecycle management processes. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification. Effective English written and verbal communication skills The Details: 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