Sr. Quality Engineer

3M•Maplewood, MN

73d•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 Sr. Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. This role involves partnering with and providing oversight to division manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence and continuous improvement. You will work to identify and address sources of risk and variability, standardize work, error-proof operations, and enhance customer satisfaction. Additionally, you will provide quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management Requests, ensuring robust product performance, test method implementation, product and process qualifications, design reviews, risk mitigation, and control plans. You will also lead and support cross-functional teams in resolving quality issues such as product recalls, complaints, and nonconforming materials, while monitoring and addressing root causes. This role also involves supporting the division’s Quality Management Systems, including ownership of corrective and preventive actions, and driving Supplier/Outsource Manufacturing Quality control and improvement. You will partner with the division laboratory on the measurement system analysis (MSA) of Test Methods for R&D and Plants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Three (3) years of combined quality engineering, manufacturing, and/or lab experience 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 in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
Five (5) years of experience in a quality or engineering role
Project management skills and experience with ability to influence stakeholders
Experience with Statistics and other Data Analytics
Internal and/or external auditing experience
Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated leadership skills
Experience working with Customers and Suppliers
Experience with championing and/or deploying Quality Management Systems (e.g. Change Management, CAPA, Complaint Systems, Quality Data Systems, Documentation Systems, etc.)

Responsibilities

Partnering with/providing oversight to division manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence and continuous improvement: Working to identify, address sources of risk and variability, standardize work and error proof operations, and enhance customer satisfaction
Quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management Requests for source of supply and/or manufacturing operational changes to ensure robust product performance, test method implementation, product and process qualifications, design reviews, risk mitigation, and control plans
Leading and providing support to cross functional teams on the resolution of quality issues including product recalls, complaints, nonconforming materials, etc. while monitoring and addressing root causes
Providing support for the division’s Quality Management Systems, including ownership of corrective and preventive actions and driving Supplier / Outsource Manufacturing Quality control and improvement
Partnering with the division laboratory regarding the measurement system analysis (MSA) of Test Methods for R&D and Plants
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.