NPI Mechanical Quality Engineer — Spring, Texas, United States of America

NPI Mechanical Quality Engineer Description - As part of the Personal Systems Quality organization, the NPI Mechanical Quality Engineer drives product quality and reliability throughout the NPI product development lifecycle. This role partners with cross-functional teams to evaluate designs, identify and mitigate reliability risks, drive failure analysis and root cause investigations, and implement corrective actions that improve product quality and customer experience. This role provides technical leadership in reliability test development, mechanical design assessment, and Design for Quality and Reliability (DFX) initiatives to ensure high-quality products from concept through production. Strong mechanical engineering expertise, problem-solving skills, and team collaboration are essential for success in this role. *Onsite in Spring office is required 4-days a week   Responsibilities: • Provides technical analysis of compute products during NPI Phase through RFQ design proposal reviews, CAD reviews, and DFX product tear downs. • Provides advanced failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective/preventive actions for reliability concerns and/or issues during development, manufacturing, and field operations. • Proactively addresses customer requests or issues related to mechanical reliability, ensuring timely resolution while liaising with the relevant stakeholders. • Provides consultation to product development architecture teams regarding material component selection, design risk assessment, and associated reliability test plans. • Provides NUD (new, unique, difficult) risk mitigation and test plan development and develops issue prevention. • Actively mentors less-experienced engineers in the field of mechanical reliability and contributes to their growth in the organization. Education & Experience Recommended: • Four-year or Graduate Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. • Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in mechanical design, quality engineering, root cause analysis, or a related field. Knowledge & Skills Preferred: • Small electronic device experience • Mechanical design/3D modeling capabilities using CREO/SolidWorks/etc. • Technical engineering document review and maintenance • Strong reporting/communication skills to ensure issue closure • Strong technical engineering hardware evaluation skills • Root cause analysis processes: 8D, Fishbone, CAPA, etc. • Ability to drive Design for Quality/Reliability (DFX) initiatives during product development The pay range for this role is  $105,050  to  $161,800  USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Benefits: HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including: • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Long term/short term disability insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible spending account • Life insurance • Generous time off policies, including; • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure • 11 paid holidays • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave ( US benefits overview ) The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. Job - Quality Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America) Travel - Relocation - Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -  HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s). Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence. For more information, review HP’s   EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “ Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal "