Engineer FMEA - Li Ion Cell Validation

Reliance Industries (RIL); Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Industries (RIL) in Navi Mumbai seeks an FMEA Engineer to lead FMEA activities for prismatic Li-ion cell design from concept through validation. You will identify failure modes across electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and safety domains, define controls, and drive mitigation with cross-functional teams.

Reporting to the Lead - Cell Validation, 5+ years' relevant experience and FMEA certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Chemical, Materials Engineering or related discipline.
• FMEA certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in FMEA, preferably AIAG-VDA, battery cell development, or product engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain FMEA for prismatic cell design, strengthening process controls and defining process capability requirements.
• Identify electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and safety-related failure modes across the cell design lifecycle.
• Evaluate and prioritize risks based on severity, occurrence, and detectability; define preventive and detection controls.

Skills

FMEA methodology

Risk assessment

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Mitigation leadership

Education

Bachelors/Masters in engineering

Tools

FMEA software

PLM platforms

Job description

The FMEA Engineer leads FMEA activities for prismatic battery cell design from concept through validation, identifying potential electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and safety-related failure modes.

The role evaluates and prioritizes risks, defines preventive and detection controls, and drives effective mitigation actions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring robust, reliable, and safe cell design while incorporating design validation results, lessons learned, and customer requirements into the FMEA.

This role reports to the Lead - Cell Validation.

Role & responsibilities

1. FMEA Development & Maintenance

• FMEA Ownership: Develop and maintain FMEA for prismatic cell design, strengthening process controls and defining process capability requirements.
• Failure Mode Identification: Identify electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and safety-related failure modes across the cell design lifecycle.
• Continuous Update: Incorporate design validation results, lessons learned, and customer requirements into the FMEA on an ongoing basis.

2. Risk Assessment & Mitigation

• Risk Evaluation: Evaluate and prioritize risks based on severity, occurrence, and detectability.
• Control Definition: Define preventive and detection controls to mitigate identified failure modes.
• Mitigation Tracking: Drive effective mitigation actions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, tracking actions to closure.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with Cell Design, R&D, Testing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supplier teams to align FMEA outputs with design and process requirements.
• Validation Support: Support validation activities, root-cause analysis, and design improvement initiatives arising from FMEA findings.

Preferred candidate profile

Qualifications:

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Chemical, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline; FMEA certification is preferred.

Location:

Based out of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in FMEA preferably AIAG-VDA, battery cell development, or product engineering.
• Experience with commercial FMEA software and PLM platforms.
• Experience with prismatic Li-ion cells and battery safety is preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of FMEA methodology and risk assessment techniques.
• Understanding of prismatic cell design and associated failure mechanisms.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to drive mitigation actions to closure across multiple stakeholder teams