Manager, Quality Validation Engineering

Flamingo is an award-winning body, hair, and care brand delivering high-performance, thoughtfully designed products at an accessible price. Since launching in 2018, we’ve become the #3 player in women’s shave in the U.S. and expanded our assortment to offer products for every routine: razors, wax steps for face and body, shave gel, and body lotion. Our products and campaigns have been covered by Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, and InStyle, and we’ve won major beauty accolades from Allure and Essence. Flamingo is part of Mammoth Brands, the modern CPG company behind category-leading brands Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, Mando, and Coterie.

About The Team

The Quality Engineering Team is responsible for the development and implementation of all Mammoth Brands quality standards, inspection protocols, and manufacturing processes, including molding and finished goods production. The team works closely with the Packaging and R&D teams to validate all new component molds and formula production from concept through mass production. As we continue to expand into new categories, the Quality team will be an instrumental partner in supporting new innovation and brand success.

Responsibilities

• Manage new tooling from pilot through mass production, develop secondary tooling for supply chain capacity, and optimize/standardize manufacturing processes using SPC and quality data.
• Own qualification and inspection plans (IQ, OQ, PQ) for both hard and soft product packaging, including fill-line qualification at third-party manufacturers.
• Deploy quality tools including process mapping, FMEA, control plans, MSA/GR&R, SPC, and DOE to drive consistency and compliance across the supply chain.
• Expand internal and external testing capabilities, draft product/package test plans, and analyze and interpret results to ensure requirements are met.
• Lead the commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup of new manufacturing and packaging equipment from Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) through Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and commercial production.
• Conduct supplier audits, manage CAPAs, monitor performance metrics, and ensure suppliers meet Mammoth Brands' quality standards during both launch and ongoing production.
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations, driving effective CAPA to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Evaluate technical risks using tolerancing and stack-up analysis, and develop clear mitigation plans in partnership with R&D and Supply Chain.
• Support advanced product quality planning to ensure smooth integration of new products into operations, owning finished goods specifications.
• Serve as the voice of the customer across product development, partnering with R&D, Package Engineering, and suppliers to design quality in while improving manufacturability and reducing costs.
• Participate in program retrospectives and lead ongoing initiatives to improve quality, efficiency, and supply chain performance.
• Travel (domestic and international), up to 40%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical field (e.g., Mechanical, Industrial, Systems Engineering).
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Assurance, preferably within a consumer goods environment.
• Knowledge of mechanical properties of polymers and packaging components such as aerosols, pumps, closures, bottles, and tubes.
• Robust knowledge of injection molding, EBM (extrusion blow molding), ISBM (injection stretch blow molding) technologies and their capabilities.
• Experience in tolerance and stack analysis of new product and package designs.
• Experience using statistical analytic tools in manufacturing and making data-driven decisions.
• Experience with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred) is a strong plus.
• Familiar with programs and programming of LabVIEW, MatLab, MiniTab, or similar.

Skills

• Honest, direct, and able to articulate and defend technical recommendations and decisions.
• Clear communication with cross-functional teams.

Who You'll Work With

• Reporting to the Senior Director of Quality.
• Working on the Global Quality team, which is part of the Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, and Mando Supply Chain team.
• Working closely with Program Management, Product Design Engineering, Package Engineering, Design, and Global Supply.
• Collaborating with our Asia Pacific Office team and suppliers around the world.
• Externally, working with printing and decorating suppliers, contract manufacturing and filling sites, and component suppliers globally.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401k match.
• Equity in Mammoth Brands.
• Flexible time off and working hours.
• L&D stipend.
• 4 weeks sabbatical after 5 years, 6 weeks after 10 years, and 8 weeks after 15 years.
• 20 fully paid weeks off for parents who give birth, or 16 fully paid weeks off for all other paths to parenthood.
• Fun IRL and virtual events including happy hours, team building events, and parties on our rooftop.
• Free products from our family of brands.

Schedule

The Mammoth Brands' working model is in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The office is located in SoHo and includes amenities such as bagels on Wednesdays, lunch on Thursdays, and fully stocked kitchens with snacks, coffee, and drinks every day.

Pay

The base salary hiring range for this position is $132,000-$160,000. The final compensation offer will ultimately be based on the candidate’s location, skill level, and experience.