Spark is a venture-backed startup with the ambitious goal of disrupting a stale industry. We are looking for a Product Reliability Engineer to join our 25 person (and growing) team. Our ideal candidate will have an engineering, statistics, or mathematical background with at least 5 years of experience in a new product life cycle and risk management space. The work will require a passion for the intersection of consumer product design,  validation, reliability testing and novel manufacturing.

In this role, you will be expected to originate and develop analysis methods to determine the reliability of Spark’s outdoor grill and solid fuel system. You will acquire and analyze data, prepare diagrams, charts, drawings, calculations and reports to define reliability problems and make recommendations for improvement and risk mitigation. You will also conduct an analysis of reliability problems and investigate to determine the required reliability approach for the particular situation, with consideration given to the cost limitations for product repair/replacement cost. 
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage multiple reliability projects applying engineering principles to plan, design, develop, implement, test, evaluate technical solutions and determine resolution steps while meeting timeline commitments.
• Lead project activities to investigate, evaluate and apply solutions to reliability failures.
• Design, develop and implement reliability test strategies to satisfy product test requirements within a timely manner and within budget.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
• Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.
• Monitor and communicate project status, business issues and significant developments to the stakeholders proactively. 
• Help make Spark an industry leader.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years' experience in a reliability testing space.
• Data analysis techniques that can include:  Statistical Process Control, Reliability modeling and prediction, Fault Tree Analysis, Weibull Tree Analysis, Six Sigma (6σ) Methodology, Root-cause and Root-Cause Failure Analysis (RCA, RCFA), Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS & PERKS

• Generous equity package in a venture-backed startup.
• Market based compensation and benefits.
• Comprehensive benefit options with a Spark contribution to health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Flexible scheduling and unlimited PTO policies.
• A fun team environment where we value spending time cooking together.
• Plenty of room for professional growth as part of a small but growing team.

DISCUSSION

We’re applying engineering, design, technology, and, above all, fresh thinking to reimagine the modern grilling experience. Wait what? Grilling is an American pastime. It’s part of our social fabric. Why change something that’s not broken? 

We believe parts of the experience and category are broken or stale. Even what’s working can be improved – but we can’t ruin what people already love. That’s a tough balance to strike. But we believe there’s a huge opportunity. 

Spark combines the artisanship of the pre-gas era with the technology of today to give cooks the authenticity, taste and character of charcoal without all the hassle.