Senior Quality Engineer

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

Job Title

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 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 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 :

• Partnering with / providing oversight to global manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence : Working to identify, address sources of risk and variability, standardize work, and error proof operations.
• Leading and providing support to global teams on the resolution of quality issues including product recalls, complaints, nonconforming materials, while monitoring and addressing root causes.
• Providing Quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management Projects for source of supply and / or manufacturing operational changes to ensure robust Quality Function Deployment, test method development / implementation, qualifications, design reviews, and risk mitigation.
• Driving Supplier Quality improvement through the execution of governance plans based on risk.
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement to drive customer satisfaction and achieve business and plant objectives.

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)
• Three (3) years combined quality engineering and / or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Two (2) years of experience with ISO 9001

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

• Master’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a quality or engineering role supporting hard goods, filter media, and / or assembly operations
• Knowledge of NIOSH Respiratory standards
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience with championing and / or deploying quality continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. DMAIC, LSS, QFD, PPU, Qualifications)

Work location :

Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to 3M Center at least 1 day per week)

Travel

May include up to 15% 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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