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 Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer /Sr. Medical Device Validation Engineer will join Fitbit’s Reliability Group, working across Fitbit’s product range, focusing on existing and new Medical Device developments, and be responsible for qualification and verification of components, sub-assemblies to system level. In this role, you will 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 simultaneous products in varying development and production stages. Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of Requirements, Specifications and Validation documents
  • Develop and execute Design Verification and Validation protocols; create, or review test reports from internal and external Hardware Reliability Test Teams
  • Open and dynamic approach to problem solving by deploying adequate tests and creativity in fixture development
  • Correlate test methods and results 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 quality of failure analysis
  • Drive Failure Analysis, apply practical statistical methods and conclude report with performance predictions
  • Grow Fitbit’s reliability test efforts to a fast and efficient product qualification and verification from early development throughout mass production

  • Travel will be variable however may exceed 20% during periods. Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or related field or minimum of 10 years in a hardware reliability test/Medical Device Validation 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
  • Expert knowledge of accelerated life testing theory and methods (development, planning and execution); practical HALT/HASS background strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 year familiarity in failure analysis and product life prediction, using appropriate statistical methods/tools
  • 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
  • Develop key requirements/plans, communicate them and drive execution to that plans
  • Solid project management skills

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.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of Requirements, Specifications and Validation documents
  • Develop and execute Design Verification and Validation protocols; create, or review test reports from internal and external Hardware Reliability Test Teams
  • Open and dynamic approach to problem solving by deploying adequate tests and creativity in fixture development
  • Correlate test methods and results 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 quality of failure analysis
  • Drive Failure Analysis, apply practical statistical methods and conclude report with performance predictions
  • Grow Fitbit’s reliability test efforts to a fast and efficient product qualification and verification from early development throughout mass production
  • Travel will be variable however may exceed 20% during periods.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or related field or minimum of 10 years in a hardware reliability test/Medical Device Validation 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
  • Expert knowledge of accelerated life testing theory and methods (development, planning and execution); practical HALT/HASS background strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 year familiarity in failure analysis and product life prediction, using appropriate statistical methods/tools
  • 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
  • Develop key requirements/plans, communicate them and drive execution to that plans
  • Solid project management skills

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.

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.

Desired Skills and Experience

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