Reliability Engineer

3M•Austin, TX

4d•$124,127 - $151,710•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. As a Product Development Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by leading product reliability, verification, validation, and quality engineering activities for next-generation electromechanical systems and installation platforms. You will develop reliability strategies, test plans, accelerated life testing protocols, environmental qualification methods, and engineering verification plans to ensure robust field performance. You will perform failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective action implementation using structured problem-solving methodologies. You will drive Design for Reliability (DfR), Design for Quality (DfQ), risk assessment, and FMEA activities throughout product development and commercialization. You will collaborate with mechanical, electronics, firmware, manufacturing, supplier quality, and regulatory teams to identify risks and deliver reliable, manufacturable products. You will contribute to new product launches across all phases of product development. You will be responsible for generating intellectual property positions, including invention submissions, patents and 3M trade secrets. You will lead technical interactions with corporate, group and division labs to identify new technologies, processes and materials to be applied to the Energy Markets. You will develop and commercialize products to efficiently, reliably and sustainably deliver energy to customers around the world. Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Requirements

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.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Quality Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution.
Experience with reliability modeling, accelerated life testing, Weibull analysis, reliability growth analysis, and life-data modeling.
Experience leading FMEA, fault-tree analysis, risk assessments, and Design for Reliability initiatives.
Experience developing qualification programs for electromechanical, automation, robotics, industrial equipment, or power-system products.
Experience with statistical software and methodologies including Minitab, JMP, DOE, SPC, and process capability analysis.
Experience with regulatory, product safety, UL, CE, IEC, or similar compliance standards.
Experience with supplier quality, manufacturing quality systems, and production qualification activities.

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.
Corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.