# Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Skill · Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-fmea

FMEA is a structured risk-assessment technique used to systematically identify potential failure points in a design or process, evaluate their causes and effects, and rank them by risk so teams can prioritize preventive action. It is a core tool in quality engineering, Six Sigma, and reliability engineering, commonly applied during product development and manufacturing process design. Teams typically document failure modes in a worksheet with severity, occurrence, and detection ratings to compute a risk priority number.

## Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in the job market

- Open roles: 71
- Employers hiring: 29
- Median stated pay: $140,000 (middle half $121,000 – $162,000), from 46 of 71 open roles — the 65% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Measured from the 71 open roles that name Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), not from a curated list.

- [Statistical Process Control (SPC)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-process-control-spc) — 40 roles (56.3%)
- [Design of Experiments (DOE)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-of-experiments-doe) — 21 roles (29.6%)
- [Six Sigma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/six-sigma) — 16 roles (22.5%)
- [Root Cause Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/root-cause-analysis) — 15 roles (21.1%)
- [Lean Manufacturing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/lean-manufacturing) — 14 roles (19.7%)
- [ISO 9001](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/iso-9001) — 13 roles (18.3%)
- [Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/geometric-dimensioning-and-tolerancing-gd-t) — 12 roles (16.9%)
- [AutoCAD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/autocad) — 8 roles (11.3%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 3 (5%)
- Mid: 16 (25%)
- Senior: 39 (62%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 3 (5%)
- Management: 2 (3%)

From 63 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) roles are

- [Long Beach, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/long-beach-ca) — 7
- [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 4
- [Homestead, FL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/homestead-fl) — 4
- [Boise, ID](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/boise-id) — 3
- [Cottage Grove, MN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/cottage-grove-mn) — 3
- [Bayport, MN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/bayport-mn) — 2

Among the 58 of 71 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

- [Manufacturing Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/manufacturing-engineer) — 10
- [Quality Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-engineer) — 9
- [Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/reliability-engineer) — 8
- [Process Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/process-engineer) — 6
- [Associate Manufacturing Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/associate-manufacturing-engineer) — 1
- [Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/automation-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

- [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — 9 open roles
- [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — 6 open roles
- [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — 6 open roles
- [AST SpaceMobile](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ast-spacemobile) — 5 open roles
- [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — 5 open roles
- [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — 3 open roles

Related skills: [Six Sigma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/six-sigma), [Root Cause Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/root-cause-analysis), [Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/eight-disciplines-problem-solving-8d), [Reliability Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/reliability-engineering)

## Open roles requiring Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (71)

- [Supplier Quality Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/08b077f2-e83d-46a9-83b2-c5636d956350/supplier-quality-manager-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Full-time, Burbank, CA, $142,556 – $175,893
- [Senior Quality Assurance Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/767751c6-20d9-401b-a356-4fafea666aef/senior-quality-assurance-engineer-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, $116,000 – $159,500
- [Reliability Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing – Franklin, LA Onsite](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3dea7327-2751-4e5c-939a-a58384ea6624/reliability-engineer-chemical-manufacturing-franklin-la-onsite-at-cabot) at [Cabot Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cabot-corporation) — Full-time, Franklin, LA
- [Materials Engineer II - Sealants and Insulating Glass Technologies](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/30698340-0c8c-48e5-8984-0fc9cf8bc107/materials-engineer-ii-sealants-and-insulating-glass-technologies-at-andersen) at [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — Bayport, MN, $90,039 – $139,561
- [Quality Engineer III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2cb5d9dd-adb6-4d04-9d38-e2b13e98374d/quality-engineer-iii-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Simi Valley, CA, $100,500 – $153,250
- [Quality Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/56e4cf11-779f-456a-a18d-d248cf4d2781/quality-director-at-adient) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient)
- [Supplier Quality Engineer Sr. - 42135](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5857280a-f779-4eaa-86e9-a48c3207e324/supplier-quality-engineer-sr-42135-at-adtran) at [Adtran](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adtran) — Adtran Huntsville HQ
- [Supplier Quality Engineer, Sr.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/421981f1-4d8b-4944-a2f2-d54e05b05999/supplier-quality-engineer-sr-at-a-dec) at [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — Newberg, OR
- [Manager Engineering & Projects](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0f87f57f-0e53-4707-af16-17653cf06882/manager-engineering-projects-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Mandideep, All locations, IN
- [Sr. Software Product Owner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2abfcdf4-1bbe-4a20-88f4-6adea9e7d41a/sr-software-product-owner-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, Boston, MA, $149,000 – $177,600

All 71 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=4f8f5086-7432-48f2-97e7-b64307918293