Senior Tooling Engineer

Job Description

At Fitbit, our mission is to help people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals.

We started our journey in 2007—as a team of two with one big idea. Today, that idea has become a movement. Fitbit is now a publicly-traded company creating award-winning products and services that are available across the globe. We’re transforming the way the world sees health & fitness. In fact, the Fitbit Community has taken enough steps to walk from the Sun to Pluto.

Our culture combines the spirit of startup with the perks of being public—offering a competitive benefits package and amazing perks like free lunches, Friday happy hours, on-site fitness classes and more. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, contribute your ideas to life-changing products and services, and—above all—have fun doing it.

Our Shanghai office is located in the Huangpu district, on the bustling Hubin Road. The Grade-A office building is in close proximity to multiple Metro stations, thus offering easy access to the rest of the city. The Xintiandi entertainment district is within walking distance, filled with bars, restaurants and boutique shops. Our local team consists of a wide range of extraordinary talent from Embedded Engineers to Manufacturing & Supply Chain specialists.

Think you’ve found your fit? See what we’re looking for below and apply today.

Responsibilities

• Work with Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design to assess product features for manufacturability and recommend capable processes, equipment, suppliers, etc.
• Contribute to working mechanical design reviews.
• Conduct early DOE studies and present conclusions.
• Act as the mechanical design interface between Fitbit HQ and local JDM/supplier resources.
• Review supplier tool design, process flow, equipment selection, DFM, and DOE proposals.
• Support product phase builds (proto, EVT, DVT, PVT and MP ramp).
• Responsible for root cause analysis and corrective action plan implementation.
• Own color approval process, including limit sample creation.
• Review progress of development activities at supplier locations and serve as point of escalation for critical process related issues.
• Implement validation procedures to determine acceptance of tooling into development builds as well as mass production.
• Review DFM for CNC components, optimizing fixture design, parameter and programs. Fix the issue during the process make sure the qualification successful.

Qualifications

• 5+ year of industry experience.
• Solid understanding of DOE (Six Sigma experience preferred), SPC techniques.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling, preferably Creo.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills. Mandarin a plus.
• Experience with mechanical fabricated parts, adhesives, glues, jigs, fixtures.
• Experience with tooling and injection molding of cosmetic plastic parts.
• Solid experience supporting new product launches from a mechanical, tooling engineering, or product development perspective.

Who you are

• Creative
• Can balance time between projects
• Passionate about making things
• Capable of scaling yourself to build a team
• Any other duties the Employee may be instructed to carry out by the board of directors from time to time that are reasonably within the scope of the Employee’s job position and work capabilities

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.