Product Reliability Engineer for Electromechanical Systems

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Job summary

3M Center in the United States is seeking a Product Development Specialist to lead reliability activities for next-generation electromechanical systems. You will collaborate across mechanical, electronics, firmware, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to ensure robust field performance.

Responsibilities include developing test plans, performing failure analysis, and driving Design for Reliability initiatives throughout the product lifecycle, including new product launches and IP generation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Quality Engineering or Science (completed and verified prior to start).
• Three (3) years of experience in product development, reliability engineering, quality engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field in a private, public, government or military environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead product reliability, verification, validation, and quality engineering activities for next-generation electromechanical systems and installation platforms.
• Develop reliability strategies, test plans, accelerated life testing protocols, environmental qualification methods, and engineering verification plans to ensure robust field performance.
• Perform failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective action implementation using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Drive Design for Reliability (DfR), Design for Quality (DfQ), risk assessment, and FMEA activities throughout product development and commercialization.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electronics, firmware, manufacturing, supplier quality, and regulatory teams to identify risks and deliver reliable, manufacturable products.
• Contribute to new product launches across all phases of product development.
• Generating intellectual property positions, including invention submissions, patents and 3M trade secrets. Leading technical interactions with corporate, group and division labs to identify new technologies, processes and materials to be applied to the Energy Markets.
• Developing and commercializing products to efficiently, reliably and sustainably deliver energy to customers around the world

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

3M Center in the United States is seeking a Product Development Specialist to lead reliability activities for next-generation electromechanical systems. You will collaborate across mechanical, electronics, firmware, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to ensure robust field performance.

Responsibilities include developing test plans, performing failure analysis, and driving Design for Reliability initiatives throughout the product lifecycle, including new product launches and IP generation.