Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans, making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we're building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect. We've raised over $160M in venture capital, serve thousands of customers across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and we've been rapidly growing year over year, saving over 1 billion bottles from waste. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Director, Hardware Quality Engineering to build and lead Bevi's hardware quality organization and shape the company's quality strategy across our product portfolio. This leader will develop a strong, self-sufficient team and drive the long-term roadmap for product reliability, supplier quality, and field performance, ensuring Bevi's systems deliver an exceptional customer experience and operational excellence at scale.

You'll lead and grow a team of quality engineers and technicians, including hiring into open roles, and work closely with senior leaders in Hardware Engineering, Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations. The ideal candidate is a builder and a coach who has a track record of growing engineers into stronger contributors and leaders, combined with deep technical expertise and the ability to influence at the executive level.

Your Day to Day

Build the team: hire into open roles, set clear roles and career paths, and create a culture of accountability, data-driven decisions, and continuous improvement
Coach and mentor quality engineers and technicians through regular feedback, stretch assignments, and hands-on guidance, so the team can own problems end to end
Set the vision and strategy for hardware quality across design, manufacturing, and field performance to support Bevi's growth and product roadmap
Partner cross-functionally with Engineering (hardware, firmware, and software), Manufacturing, and Supply Chain leadership to ensure quality and reliability are embedded early in product design and supplier selection
Partner closely with the Director of Test & Reliability so reliability findings feed directly into quality systems, supplier actions, and field improvement
Own quality deliverables at each NPI phase gate, including quality planning, first article inspection, and launch readiness
Establish and scale quality systems and processes that enable global manufacturing readiness, including supplier qualification, process capability, and failure analysis
Drive systemic root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (8D, RCCA) for complex product and supplier issues, including issues that cross hardware, firmware, and software, using data to guide prioritization and improvement
Oversee supplier and contract manufacturer quality performance, including audits, scorecards, and escalation management
Monitor and drive key metrics for warranty, RMA, and field performance to ensure Bevi's hardware meets and exceeds customer expectations
Represent Quality Engineering in cross-functional reviews and executive discussions, providing clear, data-backed insights and recommendations

Requirements

Passion for building world-class products and systems that delight customers and scale reliably
Proven track record of hiring, coaching, and developing quality engineers, including growing people into larger roles
Proven success leading hardware quality or reliability engineering at the Director or senior manager level in a high-growth or consumer hardware environment
Strong foundation in quality engineering principles (FMEA, GR&R, SPC, DOE, reliability growth modeling, etc.)
Demonstrated experience with electromechanical systems, consumer electronics, or commercial appliances
Experience leading supplier quality management, including audits, process validation, and NPI launch readiness