Design Quality Engineer

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Design Quality Engineer - Plymouth, MN - Hybrid

Daikin Applied is seeking a Design Quality Engineer responsible for ensuring product quality is designed, validated, and verified throughout the product development lifecycle by owning requirements quality, design risk identification, and validation effectiveness to support evidence-based readiness decisions prior to product launch. This role is embedded within engineering teams and acts as a technical partner to ensure risks are understood, mitigated, and clearly articulated before advancing through NPI decision points.

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Location:Hybrid - Plymouth, MN

Your Responsibilities:

Requirements Quality

Ensure product and system requirements are complete, testable, and traceable from customer needs through engineering

Establish and maintain linkage between requirements, design outputs, and validation plans

Identify gaps, ambiguity, or misalignment early in the design process

Support integration of field, reliability, and validation feedback into requirements

Design Risk Management

Lead development and continuous improvement of DFMEA to ensure comprehensive risk identification and mitigation

Drive prioritization and closure of critical design risks prior to design freeze

Challenge assumptions, failure modes, and design trade-offs to improve robustness

Ensure design risks are transparent, quantified, and actively managed

Validation Effectiveness (Prove It Works)

Define and assess validation strategy and DVP&R to ensure coverage of critical requirements and risks

Evaluate validation results to confirm product performance, reliability, and safety

Ensure validation reflects real-world use conditions, not only lab compliance

Drive closure of validation gaps prior to key readiness and decision points

Design Readiness & Decision Support

Provide objective, evidence-based input into readiness reviews and decision points

Ensure readiness assessments reflect actual product maturity and residual risk

Support clear articulation of risk acceptance decisions and trade-offs

Drive consistency in how "ready" is defined across program

Manufacturing Readiness Alignment

Ensure alignment between design intent and production capability

Support transition of design outputs into manufacturing controls and process definitions

Identify and mitigate risks associated with design transfer to production

Ensure learning from manufacturing and field issues feeds back into design

Cross-Functional Design Collaboration

Embed within engineering teams to influence design decisions from concept through launch

Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Quality functions

Act as the voice of product quality within development-not as a downstream reviewer

Facilitate structured, risk-based discussions across functions

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

Define and track leading indicators tied to:

Requirements quality

Design risk identification and closure

Validation coverage and effectiveness

Readiness risk at decision points

Use data to proactively identify trends and drive early corrective actions

Ensure learnings from issues and CAPAs are reflected in future design practices

Your Qualifications:

Bachelor' s Degree in Engineering, or a related technical discipline

6+ years in product development, design engineering, or quality engineering roles

Demonstrated experience working within product development or NPI environments

Design & Risk Expertise

Strong working knowledge of DFMEA and product risk analysis

Understanding of system-level design, interfaces, and failure mechanisms

Ability to identify and prioritize risks early in development

Requirements & Systems Thinking

Experience with requirements definition, traceability, and verification

Ability to assess requirements for clarity, completeness, and testability

Validation & Verification

Knowledge of validation planning and DVP&R development

Ability to assess test coverage relative to requirements and risks

Ability to interpret validation data and support decision making

Engineering Influence

Ability to challenge assumptions and influence design decisions

Strong facilitation skills for cross-functional technical discussions

Ability to operate as a peer within engineering teams

Analytical & Problem Solving

Strong analytical mindset with ability to evaluate data and identify patterns

Experience applying structured problem-solving methods

Ability to translate analysis into actionable design improvements

Your Benefits:

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance

401K retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off and company paid holidays

Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law

Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from$109,100 - $188,700 plus a 15% bonus in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which these positions fall. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!

Equal Opportunity Employment: It is the policy of Daikin Applied to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Required

None

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$11.41 / Hourly

Postal Code

55441

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R003888

Job Benefits

Not specified