Global Product Engineering Specialist – R&D & Quality

3M; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 146,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Maplewood, MN seeks a Product Engineering Specialist to lead CMPs and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams. You will verify specifications, test methods, and control plans for products, while performing product claims testing and documenting results in PLM.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and close cooperation with manufacturers and suppliers to deliver high-quality retail products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years of experience in product engineering, project engineering, or related areas.
• Experience with regulated healthcare or medical devices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead management of change projects (CMPs) with R&D, manufacturing, quality & regulatory.
• Verify and document product specs, test methods and control plans for products.
• Conduct product claims testing and document test results via claim substantiation in PLM.
• Identify root causes of quality issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Product understanding

Process understanding

Scale-up experience

Minitab

Statistics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering

Tools

Minitab

Statistics

Job description

3M in Maplewood, MN seeks a Product Engineering Specialist to lead CMPs and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams. You will verify specifications, test methods, and control plans for products, while performing product claims testing and documenting results in PLM.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and close cooperation with manufacturers and suppliers to deliver high-quality retail products.