Manager, Quality Engineering

Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our smart hydration systems eliminate 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. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager, Quality Engineering to lead our quality engineering team and ensure the highest standards of product reliability and performance. This role combines technical expertise with leadership, overseeing a team of three quality engineers and a hardware quality technician. In this role you will drive quality initiatives across the product lifecycle, from concept through mass production and field performance, ensuring that Bevi's hardware products meet and exceed customer expectations.

• Lead and mentor a team of quality engineers and technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
• Ensure excellent manufacturing quality through tight process controls, preventive measures and timely corrective action implementation
• Drive closer collaboration with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to ensure quality requirements and reliability standards of components and subsystems are embedded in the design
• Implement improvements to quality processes including non-conformances, RMA and new product introduction processes
• Support the team in leading investigations into quality issues, utilizing tools like 8D and RCCA to determine root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure quality standards are met, conducting audits and assessments as necessary
• Conduct risk assessments such as FMEAs and GR&R studies, to identify potential quality issues and implement mitigation strategies.

• Passionate about delivering best-in-class quality to customers and stakeholders
• Strong communicator with ability 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
• Experience leading quality or continuous improvement teams through product lifecycle
• Strong background in quality engineering principles, including FMEA, GR&R, and statistical analysis
• Experience with electro-mechanical systems and consumer electronics is a plus
• Experience with the commercial appliance industry and knowledge of NSF, NRTL and UL standards is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related field)
• 8+ years in hardware quality engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role overseeing a team
• ASQ certifications of CQE and CQA are a plus
• Ability to be in the office 4-5 days per week
• Must be able to travel up to 30%. Travel will mainly be domestic, but may be overseas travel upwards of 3-5 times a year

• 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 terracycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Hero awards - and more.

We're excited about supporting career growth and would love to be part of your professional journey. We know that talent comes in many forms, and we value individual accomplishments, specialized knowledge, and genuine passion over just checking boxes on a requirements list.If any of our positions interest you, please apply! Our recruiting team will contact you about next steps if we'd like to move forward together.