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Full-Time

Quality Engineer

Posted on 12/26/2022

Backbone

Backbone

51-200 employees

Seamless mobile gaming controller and app

Hardware
Consumer Software
Gaming

Senior

Remote

Requirements
  • 7+ years working in the development and manufacturing of consumer electronics
  • Strong fundamentals in high volume manufacturing of consumer electronic products
  • Experience with statistical analysis and data handling including Minitab, Excel and JMP/Tableau
  • Strong understanding of sampling lot size significance, including familiarity with ISO 2859 quality standard and AQL levels
  • Knowledge in FMEA Process, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, and Reliability Models
  • Experience implementing DFMEA and PFMEA methodologies into the development life cycle
  • Strong communication skills with ability to clearly articulate quality issues for technical and non-technical members of the team as well as manufacturing partners
  • Demonstrated experience working in a highly collaborative environment with cross-functional teams, including EE, PD, ME, GSM and Ops
  • Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for new product introduction quality, manufacturing quality, and field quality
  • Partner with product development, manufacturing, and contract manufacturing teams to identify quality improvement opportunities in future products, initiate proposals, build alignment and drive to resolution
  • Use DFMEA and PFMEA methodologies with the engineering design and manufacturing teams to identify risks and implement solutions
  • Responsible for vendor implementation of inspection processes across all fabrication nodes
  • Lead Failure Analysis and determine root-cause of product failures
  • Work closely with PD team to conduct failure analysis, determine root-cause of product failures, implement corrective actions, and roll out inspection procedures to prevent reoccurrence
  • Work directly with manufacturing partners to evaluate and maintain product yields
  • Work with the data analytics team to develop monitoring dashboards with quantitative metrics to report on product quality
  • Develop new suppliers and setup processes to maintain quality through scaling
  • Will work directly with overseas manufacturing partners in Asia involving evening calls international travel up to 25%

Backbone specializes in a phone controller that seamlessly integrates cloud gaming and remote play, offering a unified gaming experience across various platforms. The Backbone One controller features the lowest-latency gamepad for mobile phones, requiring no charging and enabling highly responsive gaming, while the Backbone App serves as a centralized gaming hub for launching and discovering games across different platforms.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$41M

Headquarters

Vancouver, Washington

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

28%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

28%
INACTIVE