The Systems Validation Engineer is a new role within the Ninja Test team. Our job is to find all issues within a product during the development cycle, and as our products become increasingly complex we are looking to add a new competency in systems validation.

We are looking for someone to understand and validate that our products are performing appropriately and as intended – both inside the product and at the product level – to give us confidence that we are making a five-star product for our customers. This role will allow the Systems Validation Engineer to gain a deep understanding of both our hardware and software in our products.

Responsibilities:

• Benchmark competitor product system and subsystem performance to influence the design by setting system and component specifications
• Develop test methods to evaluate system and component performance
• Work closely with our Engineering and Electrical Engineering teams to ensure system architecture tradeoffs are evaluated via risk mitigation tools such as fault trees and FMEAs
• Develop automated testing routines for black box and system/component response
• Ensure PCBA validation test plans are exhaustive
• Perform black box validation on our products during the development cycle
• Design, develop and execute test cases, both automated and manual
• Participate in product teardowns and PCBA reviews to help determine root cause and improve testing methods
• Review field data for trends that could be attributable to manufacturing shifts that affect system performance
• Participate in the value engineering and engineering change notice (ECN) processes to ensure system performance is not compromised
• Be the voice of the consumer in every phase of the development process

Desired Requirements/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mechanical, Electrical/Computer Engineering or other related technical disciplines
• 3-5 years (or more) in Systems Validation/Engineering roles or similar (e.g. Development, QA)
• Proficiency with MS Office Excel, Powerpoint etc
• Experience with issue tracking tools (Jira, etc.)
• Experience with Mendix, Python, JavaScript, DOMO, R, Arduino, RaspberryPi
• Experience with DAQs, multimeters, hands-on experience with hardware validation
• Experience in a lab environment
• Experience with testing consumer devices
• Digital, Analog, RF, and/or Power Supply test hardware and/or software design
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Work independently to manage priorities and tasks over multiple projects
• Experience with requirements management and traceability
• Experience with validation of complex systems
• Strong knowledge of electrical hardware and software design and development
• Experience in system reliability analysis
• Experience generating an FMEA and supporting data, along with proposing improvements based on FMEA output
• Familiar with test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, signal sources, spectrum analyzers, etc.
• Experience developing debug boards

Bonus Points

• Ability to understand the complex engineering systems to be able to analyze and execute all usage scenarios from manufacturing to consumer households
• Ability to operate within short release cycles
• Experience working within a fast-paced product development team
• You are passionate about cooking and food

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.