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Staff Reliability Engineer

SPAN · San Francisco · On-site

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About SPAN

Span.IO develops products to enable the rapid adoption of renewable energy and deliver an intuitive interface for the home. Backed by Fifth Wall.

About the role

SPAN is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to be the technical leader for our reliability team, improve lab organization, standardize reliability test suites, improve the visibility of reliability test reports, and mentor a small team of dedicated reliability engineers. You'll set the technical direction for reliability testing across the entire suite of SPAN products—spanning electrical, mechanical, environmental, and systems-level considerations—while managing the day-to-day work of the entire team.

What they're looking for

  • BS or MS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics or a related engineering field
  • 8+ years of experience in reliability engineering, with demonstrated ownership of reliability programs that evaluate products with multiple product discipline inputs (electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, sourcing and/or environmental)
  • Deep experience with XFMEA, reliability test planning and execution, and translating lab data into product requirements
  • Strong background in statistical analysis of DOE tests and reliability test data using common reliability predictive models
  • Proficiency with Python or similar scripting languages for test automation, data logging, and analysis
  • Hands-on experience designing and building test rigs, using metrological instrumentation, and running reliability tests in both large and small environmental control chambers
More about this role

Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.

Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.

Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy

Making electrification upgrades possible

Building more resilient homes with reliable backup

Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid

SPAN is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to be the technical leader for our reliability team, improve lab organization, standardize reliability test suites, improve the visibility of reliability test reports, and mentor a small team of dedicated reliability engineers. You'll set the technical direction for reliability testing across the entire suite of SPAN products—spanning electrical, mechanical, environmental, and systems-level considerations—while managing the day-to-day work of the entire team. You'll be the closed-loop-feedback function between test results and product requirements and design decisions, translating product data into clear, actionable input for design engineering teams across...

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