Engineer FMEA - Li Ion Cell Validation

Reliance Industries Limited; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Industries Limited in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, is seeking an FMEA Engineer to lead FMEA activities for prismatic battery cell design from concept through validation.

You will identify failure modes across electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and safety domains and drive mitigation actions with cross‑functional teams ensuring robust, safe cell design.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of FMEA experience in battery/product engineering.
• Experience with AIAG‑VDA and battery cell development.
• Proficient with FMEA methodology, risk assessment and problem solving.
• Experience with prismatic Li‑ion cells and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead FMEA development and maintenance for prismatic cell design.
• Identify electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical and safety failure modes.
• Evaluate risks and define preventive and detection controls.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to close mitigation actions.
• Support validation, root‑cause analysis and design improvements.

Skills

FMEA

Cross-functional teamwork

Risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Chemical / Materials Eng

FMEA certification

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.
• 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.
• 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