Manufacturing Control Engineer (Onsite - Eagan, MN)

healthcare; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Solventum seeks a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to maintain and improve production controls at onsite facilities in Eagan, MN. You will troubleshoot PLCs, drives, motors, and sensors, ensuring safe, reliable operation while driving continuous improvement across lab and pilot production environments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 2+ years of manufacturing experience, with relocation possible and up to 10% travel. Onsite work location: 1750 Yankee Doodle Rd, Eagan, MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science/engineering field and two years of manufacturing experience
• Experience with electro‑mechanical systems, automation controls, SCADA, or robotics
• Project experience leading engineering or process improvement initiatives

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot production-scale equipment to ensure safe, reliable operation
• Lead reliability and continuous improvement initiatives to boost performance and quality
• Design and optimize manufacturing control systems including PLCs, drives, and sensors
• Support equipment startups, tech transfer, and capital projects with cross‑functional teams
• Develop maintenance strategies and keep documentation up to date
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements

Skills

PLC programming

Mechatronics

Automation controls

Troubleshooting

Equipment maintenance

Electrical safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/Mechatronics/Automation

2+ years manufacturing experience

Tools

SCADA

VFDs

HMI

Robotics

Electrical distribution

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description:

Manufacturing Controls Engineer

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Controls 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:

• Supporting and maintaining production-scale manufacturing and process development equipment, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation across laboratory and pilot production environments.
• Providing hands‑on troubleshooting, repair, and technical support for controls, automation, electromechanical, and web‑processing equipment to minimize downtime and resolve equipment issues.
• Leading proactive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to optimize performance, quality, safety, and productivity.
• Designing, installing, modifying, validating, and optimizing manufacturing equipment and control systems, including PLCs, drives, motors, sensors, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Partnering with Engineering, R&D, Production, and other cross‑functional teams to support equipment startups, process improvements, technology transfer activities, and capital projects.
• Developing and executing preventive and corrective maintenance strategies while maintaining accurate equipment documentation, technical drawings, and system records.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements while providing technical recommendations to improve equipment and manufacturing processes.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline (completed and verified prior to start AND two (2) years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role are the ability to:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation/Controls Engineering, Robotics Engineering
• Experience working with electro‑mechanical systems, mechatronics, automation controls, SCADA systems, or robotics in a manufacturing environment.
• Project management experience leading engineering, manufacturing, automation, equipment installation, or process improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting equipment, process, or facilities design; capital equipment selection and installation; equipment commissioning; startup activities; and/or pre‑startup safety reviews in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience programming, modifying, or troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in manufacturing operations.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial motor drives, variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo systems, or related control systems.
• Experience working with industrial electrical equipment, electrical control systems, or power distribution systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience performing industrial maintenance activities on manufacturing equipment, automation systems, or production machinery
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing equipment, process, automation, or production‑related issues.

Work location:

• Onsite – 1750 Yankee Doodle Rd Eagan, MN 55121

Travel: May include up to 10% 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

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum 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 $85,200 - $117,150, 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 (e.g., 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.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-RewardsResponsibilities of this position includes that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum 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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