Test Lab Engineer

Required Skills

+3–5 years of experience with test equipment, procedures, and mechanical/electrical principles.

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or similar).

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.

Excellent communication skills. You can explain results and tradeoffs clearly to engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

Six Sigma knowledge and/or certification.

Basic understanding of thermal, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

Electrical fabrication: soldering, wiring, building custom instruments.

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.

Who You Are

Outcome-Oriented: You judge the quality program by what customers experience, not by how many documents you produced. You care about the right metrics and aren’t shy about changing them when they stop being useful.

Cross-Functional Leader: You lead through influence as much as authority. Engineering, ops, CX, and manufacturing partners trust you because you’re fair, technical, and direct.

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.

Startup Mindset: You’re comfortable in an environment where priorities evolve and where your work has a direct, visible impact on customers’ kitchens. You can build a process where it’s missing without over-building.

Curious and Adaptive: 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.