At Fitbit, our mission is to help people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals.   We started our journey in 2007—as a team of two with one big idea. Today, that idea has become a movement. Fitbit is now a publicly-traded company creating award-winning products and services that are available across the globe. We’re transforming the way the world sees health & fitness. In fact, the Fitbit Community has taken enough steps to walk from the Sun to Pluto. Our culture combines the spirit of startup with the perks of being public—offering a competitive benefits package and amazing perks like free lunches, Friday happy hours, on-site fitness classes and more. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, contribute your ideas to life-changing products and services, and—above all—have fun doing it.   Fitbit’s HQ campus is made up of three modern buildings located at the heart of SOMA in San Francisco. Monday-Friday you can feast your eyes on amazing views of the skyline, then feast yourself on some of the city’s best food trucks, lunch spots and coffee shops. When you’ve had your fill, lace up and make your way to the Ferry Building for the perfect post-work run or walk along the water (with the Bay Bridge as your backdrop!    Think you’ve found your fit? See what we’re looking for below and apply today.

Description: The Hardware Reliability Engineer will join Fitbit’s existing Reliability Group, working across Fitbit’s product range of existing and new developments on qualification and validation of components, sub-assemblies to system level. His/Her main responsibility will be to develop and implement test methodologies and coordinate tests to continuously enhance product reliability. The test area stretches across a variety of mechanical and electrical assemblies, requiring experience with diverse test methods and equipment. This role requires interaction with multiple cross-functional teams and test facilities, local and international, and across multiple products in varying development and production stages.

Responsibilities: 

  • Product design reviews throughout all design stages, resulting in design of test fixtures, test suites and applications to support qualification of new features and technology
  • Open and dynamic approach to problem solving by deploying adequate tests and creativity in test development
  • Develop accelerated test conditions
  • based on appropriate methods
  • to demonstrate performance per product requirement
  • Correlate test methods and results to field cases, understand field failure issues and trends and provide feedback to Fitbit stakeholders
  • Allocate resources, coordinate basic logistics and support test efforts in collaboration with laboratory test personnel; prioritize, ensure timely execution of tests and ensure consistent failure analysis
  • Complete review of test and failure analysis, apply practical statistical methods and conclude report with data analysis and performance predictions
  • Grow Fitbit’s reliability test efforts to a fast and efficient product qualification and verification from early development throughout mass production
  • Stay abreast of development of test methods and in statistical analysis of test results to continuously develop and improve reliability test specifications.

  • Travel will be variable however may exceed 30% during periods. Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or related field or minimum of 8 years in a hardware reliability test environment. ASQ Reliability Engineer Certification (CRE) strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with testing of electronics and mechanical assemblies, evaluation of material performance a plus; expertise in sensors and instrumentation, data acquisition of temperature, vibration, load, strain and voltage using bench top test equipment or custom solutions
  • Demonstrate solid foundation and application of reliability engineering test methods and statistical models; Minimum of 8 year familiarity in failure analysis and product life prediction, using appropriate statistical methods/tools (Minitab, JMP, Weibull)
  • Expert knowledge of accelerated life testing theory and methods (development, planning and execution); practical HALT/HASS background strongly preferred.
  • Able to design, direct and conduct Design of Experiments (DoE)
  • Experience in operating typical test equipment (chambers, vibration tables etc.) and their typical profiles, including test automation development and data acquisition
  • Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written (in English)
  • Background in the high tech and consumer electronics; develop key requirements/plans, communicate them and drive execution to that plans
  • Solid project management skills and ability to stay on top of multiple simultaneous projects in various development and production stages
  • Proven track record of success in a fast-paced, high volume consumer electronics environment
  • Programming experience in LabVIEW or Python desiredWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Desired Skills and Experience

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