Advanced Quality Engineer*

USA 3M Company; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits

Job summary

3M in Maplewood, MN is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to collaborate with global teams and drive quality excellence across manufacturing sites. You will identify risks, standardize work and perform root-cause analysis to prevent defects.

You will support New Product Introductions and Change Management for sourcing and manufacturing changes, ensuring robust testing, qualifications, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field completed and verified prior to start.
• Two (2) years combined quality engineering and/or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g. NIOSH, FDA).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; leadership potential; experience with quality CI methodologies (DMAIC, Six Sigma, PPU).

Responsibilities

• Partner with global manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence; identify risk, reduce variability, standardize work and error-proof operations.
• Lead and support global teams on resolving quality issues including recalls, complaints, and nonconforming materials; address root causes.
• Provide quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management for sourcing and manufacturing changes; ensure robust QFD, test method development, qualifications, reviews, and risk mitigation.
• Drive Supplier Quality improvements through governance plans based on risk.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement to boost customer satisfaction and achieve plant objectives.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing experience

Regulated industry

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Advanced Quality Engineer

Job Description: Advanced 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 wide variety 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 an Advanced 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.

• 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.
• Quality support for New Product Introductionsand Change Management Requests 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 in an engineering field or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Two (2) years combined quality engineering and/or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g. NIOSH, FDA)
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience with championing and/or deploying quality continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. DMAIC, Six Sigma, PPU, Qualifications)

Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.

Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international

Relocation: May be authorized

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

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws. U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export‑controlled and other technology and services with certain "non‑U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum. To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status. The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:

The expected compensation range for this position is $98,964 - $120,957, 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

• 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/

Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/10/2026 To 12/10/2026 Or until filled

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

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Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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