Senior Product Quality Control Specialist

Fortinet; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Health Spending Account

EFAP and family support

Job summary

Fortinet is seeking a senior Product Quality control specialist to oversee hardware and mechanical integrity for Fortinet’s portfolio, including FortiExtender, FortiSwitch, FortiFone, and FortiCamera. You’ll partner with JDM/ODM vendors to intercept design issues and ensure product reliability across standard and ruggedized platforms.

The role requires 10+ years in hardware design and hands-on experience with high-reliability industrial products, plus a Bachelor’s in Mechatronics/EE/ME (Master’s

Qualifications

• 10+ years direct hardware or mechanical design across full product lifecycle.
• Experience in high-reliability industrial design for 5G/LTE routers, switches, IP phones and cameras is desirable.
• Bachelor’s in Mechatronics, EE or ME; Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate schematic designs and PCB layouts from ODM/JDM partners; identify and resolve design flaws to mitigate quality risks.
• Review 3D mechanical structures and housing designs; collaborate to optimize mechanical reliability and grant final design approvals.
• Scrutinize BOMs to ensure component quality and lifecycle/environment compliance.
• Define test procedures and audit test reports to ensure strict quality control in mass production.
• Advise on assembly line planning to maximize manufacturing efficiency during mass production.
• Guide products through regulatory certifications and maintain required documentation.
• Maintain hardware design documentation across all NPI gates.

Skills

Hardware design

Leadership

Quality engineering

Project management

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's in Mechatronics/EE/ME

Master's degree preferred

Tools

EDA software

SolidWorks

Simulation tools

Job description

Job DescriptionFortinet is seeking a senior Product Quality control specialist to oversee and elevate the hardware and mechanical integrity of our product portfolio, including FortiExtender, FortiSwitch, FortiFone, and FortiCamera. In this role, you will collaborate directly with external JDM/ODM partners to intercept design vulnerabilities, review mass production workflows, and ensure exceptional product reliability across both standard and ruggedized industry.

Key Responsibility

• Design & Quality Review: Evaluate schematic designs and PCB layouts from ODM/JDM partners; proactively identify and resolve potential design flaws to mitigate quality risks..
• Mechanical & Industrial Design Architecture: Review JDM partners’ 3D mechanical structure and industrial housing designs. Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize mechanical reliability, make critical structural decisions, and grant final mechanical design approvals.
• BOM Management: Scrutinize JDM/ODM partners’ electrical, electronic and mechanical Bills of Materials (BOM) – with a strict focus on critical components – to ensure compliance with product lifespans and operational environment requirement.
• Validation & Testing Oversight: Partner with JDM/ODM vendors to establish comprehensive hardware and mechanical test schemes. Define test procedures, establish test parameters, and audit test reports to guarantee strict quality control, particularly for mass production.
• Production & Assembly Optimization: Consult with JDM/ODM engineering/production teams on assembly line planning to maximize manufacturing efficiency during mass production phases.
• Regulatory & Compliance:Coordinate with JDM/ODM engineering/production teams and Fortinet’s internal regulatory division to guide new products through complex regulatory certification processes and secure necessary compliance documentation.
• Lifecycle Documentation:Manage and maintain meticulous hardware and mechanical design documentation across every gate of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, strictly adhering to Fortinet’s project management frameworks.
• Competitive Intelligence: Maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge of competitor product designs and emerging technological trends to drive continuous improvement in product quality and reliability.

Qualifications & Core Competencies

• Technical Experience:10+ year direct hardware or mechanical design experience across the full product lifecycle (concept to mass production). Proven expertise in high-reliability industrial design for 5G/LTE routers, network switches, IP phones and IP cameras is highly desirable.
• Project Management: 3+ year of experience of managing new product development, with a documented focus on product reliability and cross-functional execution. Bachelor degree in Mechatronics, EE or ME, master degree or higher is preferred.
• Domain Expertise: Profound knowledge on reliable hardware and mechanical engineering principles within standard and ruggedized industrial environments, Familiarity with synchronized hardware and mechanical co-design is a distinct asset.
• Vendor Governance: Proven professional capacity to audit external JDM/ODM designs, provide authoritative technical recommendations, and make definitive decisions on architecture and reliability.
• Manufacturing Acumen: Deep Familiarity with factory assembly processes, mass production quality testing, and the definition of production-line test criteria.
• Technical Toolset: Professional proficiency in EDA software, SolidWorks, and engineering simulation/modeling tools.
• Leadership & Communication: Exceptional team player capable of orchestrating JDM/ODM engineering resources and aligning internal Fortinet teams to meet aggressive product launch schedules.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering (EE) or Mechanical Engineering; a Master’s degree or higher is strongly preferred.
• Language Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication and coordination skills in English. Clear, precise professional proficiency in Mandarin is an asset.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be between $86,000 - $105,000 annually. Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labour market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, and experience.

Fortinet strives to provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits eligibility starts on your first day of hire.

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a Health Spending Account and a Personal Spending Account that gives you flexibility to spend where you need it the most.
• Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers you and your family access to various services like counseling, legal advice, mental health resources etc.
• critical illness, disability, and life insurance, as well as a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match to help you save faster for retirement.
• Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies, including paid health days, to help you take care of yourself and your family members.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.

About Us

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

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Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.