Job Description:

Job Description:

Senior 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 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“A long-lasting career at 3M comes from having vision, imagination and the ability to see what doesn’t exist. 3Mers are groundbreaking innovators and it’s important that we give every person the space for disruptive and creative thinking.” – John Banovetz, executive vice president, chief technology officer and environmental responsibility at 3M 

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

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Senior 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. You will be responsible for implementing quality improvements to a wide range of processes and products, handling customer complaints, follow-up resolution and improvement plans.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Facilitate problem solving teams for both customer and internal issues.  Knows the tools used in manufacturing problem solving


• Can create and facilitate the creation/revision of Process Failure Effects Mode Analysis (PFEMA), Control Plans (CP) and/or Operator Instructions


• Can complete Measurement System Analysis (MSA) studies and interpret the results


• Can perform statistical analysis, including capability studies, control charts, and interpret the results


• Understands the phases of new product introduction


• Can proficiently use Minitab


• The ideal candidate will also know the following: Design of Experiments (DOEs), Six Sigma and/or Process Validation

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) from an accredited institution


• Five (5) years of experience working as a Quality Engineer in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Knowledge of PFEMA’s and how they are used


• Knowledge of quality control plans and how they are influenced by the PFEMA


• Understanding of statistics specifically around controls and capabilities


• Knowledge of Poke-Yokes and their implementation


• Knowledge of MSA studies or GRR’s


• Knowledge of customer problem solving tools and their application


• Microsoft Office proficient, Minitab experience a plus

Travel: May include up to 5% 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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

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.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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