Mechanical Engineer, Tovala
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Smart ovens and meal-kit delivery service
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Smart ovens and meal-kit delivery service
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make home cooking faster, healthier, and easier so people can focus on what's most important to them.
Role
Who you are
- 5-10+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or similar Engineering discipline
- Experience in design/manufacturing of injection molding, casting, sheet metal fabrication is preferred. Moderate competence in at least one area is required
- We encourage you to apply even if you only meet a few of the focus areas!
What the job involves
- The Mechanical Engineer position is a hands-on role with a focus on product development
- This role is responsible for supporting all efforts related to the design, development, and integration of mechanical systems into our oven products
- In this role, you will work with a cross-functional team to design and implement ideas using CAD models, drawings, cost estimates, prototyping, and testing products
- Generates and refines design solutions to identified product and regulatory requirements, formalizes designs with the use of CAD tools
- Supports the creation of project definition and execution of all project phases in accordance with the defined stage gate process
- Structures and conducts required testing with the support of internal and external resources
- Uses formal tools such as Six Sigma, DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM, and FEA
- Supports other oven initiatives including the resolution of quality issues and productivity initiatives
- Coordinate manufacturing plan across multiple global suppliers, including but not limited to quality, cost, and manufacturing improvement projects
- Research and review IP related to competitive landscape and oven initiatives
Our take
Domestic meal kits are nothing new, with companies such as Hello Fresh, Sun Basket, and Blue Apron all crowding the increasingly popular industry. Tovala is a food-tech company attempting to disrupt this market, with a smart oven that eliminates the need for meal preparation.
Tovala offers customers both an oven and the option to sign up to a rotating weekly meal delivery service. Boasting a single minute of prep-time for adding the final touches, the system works by scanning the meal's QR code so that the oven can run the associated cook cycle. The oven also recognises over a thousand name-brand products, and has hundreds of presets for when users want to cook for themselves.
Despite competing with a pile of other meal-kit services, Tovala's clear stand-out feature is the oven, with nothing similar offered by competitors. The company is aiming to expand into new verticals, adding smart oven air fryers to its product line up in early 2023. The first new appliance from the company since 2018, this move should attract new customers and help cement Tovala's market lead.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2021
$30m
SERIES C
Sep 2020
$3m
LATE VC
Total funding: $71.8m
Company benefits
- Ownership : Every full-time teammate receives a stock option grant
- Flexible PTO
- 401(K) with company match
- Hybrid work environment
- Learn & grow : Every teammate receives a yearly learning stipend they can utilize anytime
- Great company culture
- Free Tovala Smart Oven & discounted Tovala Meals
Company HQ
West Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
David Rabie
(Founder & CEO)They worked as an Associate at The Abernaathy MacGregor Group before working for VeggieGrill and Groovy Spoon for a combined 3 years. Co-founded Draftpedia in 2012 before founding Tovala in 2014.
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