MSA - The Safety Company ยท 3 hours ago
Global Manager/Global Director, Design Assurance in Product Development
Cranberry Township, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expMSA - The Safety Company is a purpose-driven organization committed to innovation and technology to protect people and assets globally. The Global Manager/Global Director of Design Assurance in Product Development will lead the engineering function to ensure high standards of quality and reliability in product design and development, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Public Safety
Responsibilities
Develop and execute the Engineering Design Quality strategy, including staffing proposals, aligned with business objectives and customer expectations, including close collaboration with the Verification & Validation and Product Compliance Engineering leaders
Lead, coach, and develop direct reports in applicable subject matter expertise, as well as build necessary skillset and capabilities throughout the engineering function through training and similar programs
Allocate resources, set performance goals, and conduct evaluations to build organizational capability and bench strength
Champion a culture of quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across the R&D function
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on product risk, reliability, and quality performance related to New Product Development and Engineering Changes
Establish and maintain quality standards, processes, and procedures in compliance with ISO 9001, regulatory, and MSA Quality Management System requirements
Ensure robust design controls and risk management in New Product Development (NPD) and throughout the product lifecycle, including the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process
Identify and deploy training where needed on the NPD, ECM and other critical to quality processes and its tools such as deliverable guidance, FMEA, creating robust qualification plans and other opportunities
Provide oversight for design inputs, reviews, verification/validation, and design transfer to manufacturing
Establish and monitor effectiveness of processes that ensure product designs incorporate manufacturability, reliability, voice of the customer, and compliance with critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements
Establish methods to evaluate effectiveness and ensure adherence to process such as audit, governance and gate reviews
Collaborate with other areas of quality to ensure robust Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and feedback loop from customer, supplier and manufacturing, is incorporated into designs during new development and on-going lifecycle changes
Identify and incorporate modern methodologies for quality function deployment on complex architectures, including the capture of requirements across system and sub systems and their deployment through the development and industrialization process (product specification-FMEA-verification, etc.)
Utilize Lean Six Sigma fundamental principles to continuously improve NPD and ECM processes
Drive a structured problem-solving culture using methodologies such as 8D, A3, Six Sigma, and DMAIC
Lead initiatives to identify and close process gaps, reduce inefficiencies, and enhance design robustness
Apply quality and reliability tools (DFMEA, Design Reviews) to prevent defects and improve product performance
Oversee engineering change management and APQP processes to ensure risk mitigation and continuous improvement
Capture and deploy lessons learned and best practices to strengthen product and process quality
Develop a strategy and implementation plan for continuously improving the NPD process and related tools and sub-processes to improve NPD timeliness while improving quality
Define and monitor key quality and reliability indicators (e.g., defect rates, field performance, CAPA effectiveness) as feedback into design improvements
Promote a proactive, prevention-based approach to quality management supported by measurable performance metrics
Develop dashboards and reports to monitor engineering quality performance where applicable and drive accountability
Working closely with Customer Quality function, analyze customer feedback, warranty data, and service findings to identify improvement opportunities to incorporate into new or improved product designs
Ensure warranty performance targets are developed and reviewed collaboratively with Engineering, Compliance, Marketing, and Warranty teams
Provide executive-level reporting on quality trends, risks, and improvement initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or advanced degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
8-10+ years of leadership experience in Design Assurance, Six Sigma, Reliability, Quality, Manufacturing, or R&D Engineering within a complex product development or manufacturing environment
Deep understanding of design assurance, risk management, and manufacturing quality principles
Proficiency with statistical analysis, SPC tools, and verification/validation methodologies
Experience with integrated mechanical, electrical, and software-based systems
Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
Excellent project management and organizational abilities
High attention to detail, analytical rigor, and data-driven decision-making
Company
MSA - The Safety Company
MSA is a global organization committed to developing, manufacturing, and supplying safety products.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Nish Vartanian
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
William Lambert
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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