Our Mission

SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡

We are a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change.

• Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.

• Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.

At SPAN, we believe in:

• Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy

• Making electrification upgrades possible

• Building more resilient homes with reliable backup

• Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid

The Role We are seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to join our SPAN engineering team. In this vital role, you will leverage your expertise to ensure the reliability and performance of our products through systematic analysis and testing. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement reliability engineering processes, contributing to the overall quality and resilience of our energy management systems.

Responsibilities:

• Review new product BOMs to ensure all electrical and mechanical component datasheet ratings meet or exceed the product operating conditions.

• Create and maintain test and reliability reports to summarize product performance outcomes as a result of reliability testing, pre-certification testing, and product performance testing.

• Inform product design through early component HALT and Sherlock simulations with the goal to mitigate reliability risks in final product.

• Develop and implement reliability testing plans, methodologies, and metrics to assess product performance and durability over time.

• Conduct Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis to identify potential design issues and ensure corrective actions are taken.

• Collaborate with design engineers to evaluate product reliability through simulated environments and real-world data, providing feedback for design improvements.

• Participate in product development reviews and provide expertise on reliability criteria and best practices.

• Lead Failure Analyses (e.g. 8D) on issues discovered during testing in order to inform product design with recommended changes and improvements to the product hardware.

• Maintenance, continuous improvement, and troubleshooting of Python-based diagnostics firmware builds used for continuous monitoring of Reliability tests during accelerated life testing.

• Provide training and mentorship to junior engineers on reliability principles and practices.

• Work closely with manufacturing and quality assurance teams to ensure product consistency and reliability throughout the lifecycle.

Potential Projects:

• Evaluating the reliability of new energy-efficient systems and components during development and production.

• Statistically analyze field performance data to identify trends and opportunities for product improvement.

• Collaborating with internal and external partners on reliability testing and validation of new technologies.

Required Qualifications You'd be a great fit for this role if you:

• Hold a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Controls Engineering, or a related field.

• Have 7+ years of experience in reliability engineering, preferably in hardware products.

• Understand material degradation mechanism in response to environmental and operating stresses; know how to design of experiments to get related acceleration parameters for reliability lifetime modeling.

• Demonstrate proficiency in reliability analysis tools and methodologies, including FMEA, 8D report and fault tree analysis.

• Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

• Knowledge of statistical analysis tools and software for reliability data analysis.

Bonus Qualifications We’d love it if you also have:

• Familiarity with industry standards and practices for reliability, such as MIL-STD, ISO 9001, UL, ANSI, ASTM standards or similar.

• Experience in high and low voltage electro-mechanical systems and their reliability evaluation.

• Python experience in automated testing, live data acquisition, live data analysis, and automating system alerts

Life at SPAN

Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges.

SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to consider joining the rapidly growing team at SPAN.

The Perks:

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage. Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility

⚡ Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit

⚡ Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns

⚡ Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off

Interested in joining our team? Apply today and we’ll be in touch with the next steps!