Manager, Product Integrity — Connected Products

Fortune Brands Innovations is hiring a Manager, Product Integrity to join our Connected Products team. Product Integrity is the team that confirms our connected products (Flo by Moen water devices, Yale and August smart locks, and Master Lock connected padlocks) do what their requirements say they do before they reach a customer. This role leads that team and owns the bridge between requirements and proof: taking what Product, Systems Architecture, and Compliance ask for and turning it into tests with a method, a sample size, and a pass/fail criterion. The role also owns 100% end-of-line testing at the factory, including test fixture design and test software. Depending on test complexity, fixtures are built fully in-house or developed with a supplier. Position location: this position is eligible to work in a hybrid environment out of our North Olmsted, OH or San Francisco, CA locations. Travel: approximately 15%, to factories in Nogales and Tecate, Mexico; Hanoi, Vietnam; and between North Olmsted and San Francisco.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of test engineers covering production and 100% test, hardware test, reliability test, quality inspection, and overall confirmation of product requirements; Turn every hardware requirement in the PRD into a testable requirement with a method, a sample size, an acceptance criterion, and a gate; Own gate evidence for every stage gate (EVT, DVT, PVT); Define the reliability test plan for each program and own the statistics behind it; Develop fixtures and test software that meet approved cycle times, with test limits tied to expected field performance; Review returns and field data, and feed what you learn back into requirements and test plans; Own 100% end-of-line testing at the factory, including test fixture design and test software

Requirements

10+ years on connected consumer hardware spanning electrical, mechanical, and firmware; Experience developing factory test fixtures at both board level and end of line; Experience writing requirements and V&V plans; Reliability engineering fluency: accelerated life testing, Weibull and AFR math, sample sizing at a stated confidence, HALT/HASS, thermal, drop, and cycle life; Production test experience: fixtures, test software, DFT, cycle time, and yield at a contract manufacturer; Has led a small technical team and is comfortable setting direction for test engineers who are more hands-on than you

Nice to have

Battery power model development; Sensor products with calibration and drift requirements; Sealed or outdoor enclosures; RF performance characterization; Certification literacy across safety (UL), RF (FCC), and interop (Matter/CSA); NSF/IAPMO for water products or BHMA for locks

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive health plans; Market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution; Product discounts; Flexible time off benefits; Adoption benefits; Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan; Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)