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.

What You’ll Work On:

  • Research the soft goods, garment and jewelry industry for test methods and standards.
  • Review and modify existing reliability test plans to fit the specific Fitbit accessory.
  • Deliver exceptionally clear test plan to the suppliers including but not limited to: sample size, test procedures, test equipment, baseline and post-test requirements.
  • Perform all of the following simultaneously with great speed and efficiency:
  • Coordinating samples between multiple suppliers, sub-suppliers, and second sources
  • Test fixture development
  • Test execution
  • Test tracking

  • Analyzing test reports, and implementing failure analysis, design of experiment, and corrective actions

  • Analyze all incoming test reports and communicate test results in data-drive approach using reliability concepts and theories (Weibull, Confidence Limit, Hazard / PDF Plots, BX / Warranty Life).
  • Work closely with core accessory teams and provide reliability input on PRD, DFMEA, and DfR.
  • Support the ME and NPI team on material and design verification tests.
  • Support in-house reliability lab development including acquisition and qualification of test equipment.

Required Skills

  • Experience of reliability engineering for small form factor consumer electronics products.

  • Exceptional understanding and application of reliability concept and theories (HALT, HASS, Accelerated Life Test, Weibull Analysis, Reliability Demonstration, and Reliability Growth).

  • Knowledge of common reliability test equipment (e.g: Vibration Shakers, Salt Spray, Thermal, and Weathering Chambers, RCA/Taber Abrader, Oriented and Tumble Drop Tester).

  • Knowledge of test instrumentations, fixturing and calibration (e.g: thermocouples, voltmeter, accelerometer, colorimeter, and radiometer).

  • Expertise in at least one reliability analysis tool (Weibull++, Minitab, JMP).

  • Excellent test reporting skills, experienced in reporting to cross functional engineers and managements.

  • Excellent communication, and thinking outside the box; be able to articulate with great clarity to China team.

  • Appreciation for aesthetics, customer’s experience, and engineering for high fashion premium products.

  • Knowledge of common test standards (e.g: ASTM, ISO/IEC, MIL, UL).

  • Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skill. The role requires working with large volume of product SKUs and suppliers, each time sensitive and are on different development phases.

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Hands-on reliability testing experience in a laboratory environment.

  • ASQ certification.

  • Experience in the wearable technology industry.

  • Experience or knowledge of testing for Soft Goods, Leather, Garment, Wrist Watch, and Jewelry industry.

  • Experience of DFMEA, Failure Analysis, FEA and DfR.

  • Skilled at LabVIEW, Java, Python, C/C++

  • Multilingual (Cantonese, Mandarin) We 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

See application page for details