Test Engineer

Socket.dev; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 58,500 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a Product Test Engineer in Needham, MA to develop protocols and evaluate product requirements against targets set by Product Development. You will act as the testing expert across multiple disciplines and collaborate with global teams to drive design validation and consensus on next steps.

You will design and analyze electromechanical systems, build full-scale test fixtures, and present progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• BSEE/BSME or similar technical discipline major.
• 1+ years of product test engineering experience.
• Experience designing or analyzing electromechanical systems.
• Ability to design and assemble full scale test fixtures.
• Data analysis around general statistics (Tukey Range, T-tests, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication to create reports and procedures.
• Knowledge of setting up Design of Experiments.

Responsibilities

• Represent the voice of the consumer by developing protocols/tests.
• Act as protocol/test/safety/standards expert for cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with internal/external SMEs across engineering.
• Present status of activities to senior management.
• Help establish user design and functional requirements via test protocols.

Skills

Communication

Statistics

Problem solving

MS Office

DOE

Education

BSEE/BSME

Tools

JIRA

Minitab

3D Modeling

Model shop

Arduino

RaspberryPi

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

• You will represent the voice of the consumer by developing protocols/tests that evaluate product requirements against targets set by Product Development.
• Act as the protocol/test/safety/performance standards "expert" for cross-functional team member questions and concerns.
• Ability to identify and work with Internal/External SMEs across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Present status of activities and special projects to senior/executive management regularly.
• Collaborate to help establish a project's user design, and functional requirements by delivering robust test protocols, then helping to validate through testing and building consensus on next steps.
• Assists in protocol development throughout conception, CAD execution, prototyping and verification, while consistently working at a fast pace & successfully developing a team to do the same.
• Works closely with our Engineering teams on design approaches to create testing rigs to evaluate product performance.
• Collaborates seamlessly with our UK, BOS, AL, and China based Product Development teams to ensure that great ideas make it through to production.
• Request and/or run competitive product analyses, giving your business partners insight into how Shark stacks up against the competition.
• Request and analyze market research to identify consumer real world behaviors.

Requirements

• BSEE, BSME or similar technical discipline major
• 1+ years of product test engineering experience
• Prior experience designing or analyzing electromechanical systems
• Ability to design and assemble full scale test fixtures
• Data analysis around general statistics (Tukey Range, T-tests, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication to create reports, write business correspondence, & develop procedures
• Change agent with energy, passion, and enthusiasm to drive change
• Analytical, problem solving, and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively
• Proficient in all MS Office
• Knowledge of setting up Design of Experiments.

Desired Attributes

• Experience using JIRA or other project management tools
• Experience using Minitab or equivalent stats software
• 3D Modeling
• Model shop experience
• Experience with any of the following: Arduino, RaspberryPi, scripting (including Python)

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Pay Range: $58,500 – $110,000 USD

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.

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