Reliability Engineer: Electromechanical Systems & Launch

National Black MBA Association

Austin, Northern (TX, KY)

On-site

USD 124,000 - 152,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

3M’s Austin-based role seeks a Product Development Specialist to advance reliability and qualification activities for electromechanical systems. You will lead robustness testing, FMEA, and design-for-reliability initiatives while coordinating with mechanical, electronics, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and durable performance.

This on-site position requires experience in product development, reliability engineering, and regulatory compliance, with opportunities to

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