Senior Product Quality Engineer - 3M

Job Description:

Senior Product Quality Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
 

As a Senior Product Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Supporting solutions of optical films, adhesives, materials, and other novel combinations in Display Materials and Systems Division
• Executing New Product Introduction (NPI) projects through robust product design including product testing, data analysis and reporting
• Leading and supporting Change Managed (CMP) projects through appropriate risk analysis (FMEA) and addressing key risks
• Responding to customers as needed (product development and customer specifications, complaints and CAPA, key account management including customer agreements, data analysis, etc.)
• Leading continual quality improvement projects to improve quality and reduce Defective Parts per Million (DPPM)
• Leading quality tool usage within project teams
• Managing customer complaints in 3M Customer Issue Resolution (CIR) system within product responsibility area
• Developing test methods: documentation, training, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), round robins
• Developing visual reference standards, visual test methods, and align visual detection systems
• Execute product qualification planning, testing, and analysis
• Leading the development of Quality Functional Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Control Plans
• Documenting and improving the Quality Management System

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years of experience working or interning in a Quality Engineering, Product Engineering, Product development and/or Manufacturing environment in a private, public, government or military environment
• Three (3) years of experience in the use of statistical tools in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Statistics or related discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum 5 years of Quality Engineering and/or Product Engineering
• Experience in Manufacturing
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and/or projects
• Lean Six Sigma training with proven ability to understand and apply Lean Six Sigma and other quality tools to product, systems and process problems
• Working knowledge of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 standards
• Test method development experience
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation)
• Established decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated with proven ability to apply innovative solutions to problems

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to3M Center Maplewood, MNat least2days per week)

Travel: May include up to25% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

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

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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