Assurant

Product Launch & Tooling Validation Specialist

Assurant$64K — $108K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree or 3-5 years' experience in Consumer Electronics Manufacturing/Logistics
  • Experience with product introduction in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience validating third-party system integration

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise associates performing product testing, inspection, and validation activities
  • Coordinate testing schedules and work assignments for launch readiness
  • Monitor compliance with quality standards and safety requirements
  • Escalate issues and communicate updates to stakeholders
  • Coach and train associates to ensure quality execution
  • Serve as the site lead for NPI activities and customer interactions
  • Manage tool validation to ensure successful production releases

Benefits

  • Standard Monday to Friday work schedule from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Opportunity to develop team members through coaching and training
  • Experience working cross-functionally with various departments
  • Involvement in product launches and new product introductions
Full Job Description
The primary responsibility of the NPI/Tool Validation Specialist is to serve as the central point of contact for the site to communicate, track, and monitor the introduction of new products into the production area. This role interfaces directly with the customer to understand the New Product Introduction roadmap and drive required customer deliverables for a successful product launch. The NPI/Tool Validation Specialist is also responsible for developing and maintaining a detailed tracking methodology to report key deliverables, milestones, risks, and launch readiness across cross-functional teams.

This is an on-site role at the DCC in Irving, TX, with a schedule of Monday -Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

  • Lead and supervise associates performing product testing, inspection, and validation activities.
  • Coordinate testing schedules, work assignments, and launch-readiness activities.
  • Monitor compliance with quality standards, inspection procedures, and safety requirements.
  • Escalate testing and validation issues and communicate status to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Coach, train, and develop associates to ensure consistent execution and performance.
  • Serve as the site lead for New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and product launches.
  • Act as the primary customer interface for launch readiness, deliverables, and issue resolution.
  • Provide cross-functional program leadership across Engineering, Quality, Materials, Process Engineering, and Operations.
  • Manage tool validation activities to ensure hardware and software changes are validated before production release.


What are the requirements for this role?
  • Associate's Degree or 3-5 years' experience in Consumer Electronics Manufacturing / Logistics
  • Experience with product introduction in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience validating third-party system integration


What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

  • Experience managing calibration systems and validation processes.
  • Experience overseeing the Early Warning Process (EWP) and launch-readiness activities.
  • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
  • 2-4 years of direct BOM management experience.
  • 2-4 years of process engineering experience, including process flows, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully manage projects from initiation through completion.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced consumer electronics manufacturing environment.
  • Proven ability to coordinate and lead the activities of others, including cross-functional teams, with and without direct reporting authority.


Pay Range:
$64,900.00 - $108,200.00

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

About Assurant

The Warranty Group is the world’s premier provider of extended service plans and related benefits, with operations in 33 countries and 1800 employees. We have $5 billion in assets with almost $2 billion in revenues (2010). Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Virginia Surety Company, Inc., is rated "A-" Excellent by AM Best Company, as is our UK based company, London General Insurance. By providing underwriting, claims administration and marketing expertise, The Warranty Group is a global single-source solution for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer goods including autos, homes, consumer electronics, medical devices, furniture and appliances as well as financial institutions. We partner with our clients to drive revenue through customer acquisition and retention, while providing financial modeling and regulatory services. The Warranty Group is a unit of Onex Corporation (TSX:OCX), one of Canada's largest publicly-held companies with assets of $40 billion, revenues of $35 billion, and 212,000 employees worldwide(2011).

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1892
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