Tovala

Test Lab Engineer

Urbana, IL

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$150kDetected 50 days ago

PythonData AnalysisProcess ImprovementCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

We put what is best for the broader team ahead of what is best for ourselves or our immediate department. > Get S#!t

Build and maintain robust lab management systems for all equipment, measurement systems, maintenance, and calibration.
Drive continuous improvement through team participation, project reviews, and result analysis.Support new product design and quality assurance teams through test development, data analysis, and competitor benchmarking.
Operate a variety of cooking appliances in representative conditions and design highly detailed appliance and thermal tests with project teams.
Working knowledge of test concepts in the design and development of products and components.
Strong problem-solving instincts and the discipline to design experiments that actually answer the question.
We've raised over $100mm from great investors like Left Lane Capital, Origin Ventures, Y Combinator and Comcast Ventures and have invested strongly in building a unique culture that fosters growth, personal development and camaraderie.
In addition to executing test plans, you'll design the experiments, fabricate the fixtures, report results back to the team, and continuously improve our growing inventory of test materials and instruments.

+3-5 years of experience with test equipment, procedures, and mechanical/electrical principles.
Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or similar).
You can explain results and tradeoffs clearly to engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
You stay current on quality practices and tooling, and you have a point of view on where AI and automation belong in a modern hardware quality program.
Provide updates to management and project teams as required, and prepare thorough, timely, accurate technical reports on tests performed using word processing, database, spreadsheet, and statistical/graphical software.

Six Sigma knowledge and/or certification.
Basic understanding of thermal, electrical, and mechanical engineering.
Data analysis and visualization using spreadsheet tools, Python, R, or similar.
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted tools for data analysis, reporting, or test scaffolding, and a point of view on where they help in a lab context.
Experience working in a connected consumer product or food-tech company.
You care about the right metrics and aren't shy about changing them when they stop being useful.
Hands-On: You're comfortable on a production line, in a teardown lab, and in a spreadsheet.
You don't outsource your understanding of the product.

Tovala uses market data, geography, and placement of internal employees to determine salary.
Everyone is welcome here!

You judge the quality program by what customers experience, not by how many documents you produced.
You're comfortable in an environment where priorities evolve and where your work has a direct, visible impact on customers' kitchens.

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