Senior NPI Quality Engineer
About The Position
Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans—making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we're building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect. We've raised over $160M in venture capital, serve thousands of customers across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and we've been rapidly growing year over year—saving over 1 billion bottles from waste. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development. We are seeking a Senior NPI Quality Engineer to join Bevi’s manufacturing and quality team. This role reports to the Director of Quality Engineering, and will be responsible for measuring, improving, and maintaining the quality of Bevi’s products. The Senior NPI Quality Engineer will work closely with NPI and sustaining engineering teams to identify and prioritize targets for improvement. The ideal candidate will embrace the Bevi core values, learning new skills, working across disciplines, and driving issues to completion.
Requirements
- Passionate about delivering best-in-class quality to customers and stakeholders
- 5-7 years minimum work experience as Quality Engineer or 2-3 years at a Senior QE level. NPI experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead with an appropriate blend of tenacity and grace while acting as a culture carrier during periods of growth and challenge.
- Strong communicator able to facilitate discussion and present data to all levels of the internal and external organization
- Strong analytical and technical skills are necessary to interpret specifications and drawings and perform problem solving and data analysis leading to improvement initiatives
- Very strong background in APQP, statistical tools, PFMEAs, quality control plans, PPAP, and root cause problem solving tools such as 8D
- Experience leading Process Improvement Teams and managing major projects
- Experience in using SPC tools and a deep understanding in how to apply them when measuring process reliability and repeatability in the supply chain
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering
- NOTE: Must be able to travel up to 20%. Travel will mainly be domestic, but some international travel will be required if needed
- Ability to be in the office 4-5 days per week
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the commercial appliance industry and knowledge of NSF and UL standards is a plus
- ASQ certifications of CQE and CQA are a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead quality team in product development activities and product design reviews and ensure quality requirements and reliability standards of components, subsystems, and final product are embedded in the design
- Lead subject matter expert for our Customer Care and Field Service team to triage and resolve quality issues impacting our end-customers and ensure top level quality metrics are met
- Apply an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework to drive a proactive approach to quality and minimize reactive risks
- Lead the implementation of key quality processes such as: defining CTQs, PFMEAs, quality control plans, MSA/GR&R, FAI, and Ok2Ship
- Ensure excellent manufacturing quality through tight process controls, preventive measures, and timely corrective action implementation
- Lead quality actions with the Supply-Chain team to establish a qualifications process of new suppliers
- Act as the technical liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and suppliers to ensure requirements are understood and complied with
- Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams for full Root Cause Analysis for failures in manufacturing and/or originating at end-customers
- Regularly generate, publish, and present quality KPIs and other relevant company metrics to leadership
- Maintain suppliers’ quality data collection activities and run reports on a periodic basis to summarize data and to initiate and recommend suppliers’ continual improvement activities
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
- Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
- Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
- Wellness and fitness reimbursements
- Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
- Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terra-cycling, too
- Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards - and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
