Product Quality Engineer

About Us

Chefman is one of North America's leading brands of small kitchen appliances, committed to building best-in-class products that make cooking accessible and enjoyable. In 2020, we launched CHEF iQ an ecosystem of connected smart kitchen appliances designed to transform how the world cooks through intuitive guided cooking experiences and IoT-enabled technology.

About the Role

As Chefman grows its portfolio of connected and electromechanical kitchen appliances, we are looking for a highly analytical Product Quality Engineer to take ownership of products post-launch. This role bridges R&D, customer support, and global manufacturing partners ensuring long-term product health, driving down return rates, and building the post-launch support systems our business needs to scale. You will be the dedicated technical champion for Chefman products in the field, freeing our R&D and TPM teams to stay focused on what's next.

Responsibilities

After-Sale Trend Analysis & Root Cause Identification

• Monitor and analyze return data (RMA trends), customer support tickets, and refurbishment logs to proactively identify mechanical, electrical, and firmware failure patterns across the portfolio
• Perform hands-on root cause analysis on returned units to determine whether issues stem from component defects, assembly errors, design gaps, or user behavior
• Build and maintain dashboards that give leadership clear visibility into field performance over time
• Prioritize issues by frequency, severity, and cost impact to ensure the right problems receive engineering attention first

Support Enablement & Technical Communication

• Partner with R&D and TPMs late in the development cycle to build troubleshooting trees, FAQs, and technical training materials before each product launches
• Serve as the dedicated technical point of contact for customer support, fielding escalated queries and insulating the R&D team from daily support noise
• Maintain and update the internal technical knowledge base as ECNs or firmware updates are rolled out post-launch
• Translate complex electromechanical concepts into clear, step-by-step instructions that non-technical support agents can confidently use

Factory Coordination & Issue Resolution

• Drive technical communication with global manufacturing facilities when field data or component failures require factory-side intervention
• Issue and track formal corrective action requests using 8D problem-solving methodologies with suppliers and assembly lines to implement permanent quality gates
• Coordinate with R&D to push design tweaks, alternative component sourcing, or fixture updates back to the production line to resolve ongoing field issues