Quality Engineer*

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 98,964 - 120,957; Full time

Job summary

3M in Aberdeen, SD is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure compliance with internal procedures and customer requirements while supporting product quality across the lifecycle.

You will lead CAPA, risk management, and data-driven improvements using SPC, develop test methods, participate in audits, and collaborate with process engineering to drive quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science, engineering, math, or technical discipline.
• Statistical knowledge and Lean Six Sigma familiarity.
• ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 audit experience.
• Medical device/drug manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience with quality systems beyond ISO 9001 (NIOSH/CSA/ANSI, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Assure compliance to internal procedures and external customer requirements and regulations.
• Represent the customer, evaluate complaints and issues, samples and trends, and plan actions.
• Lead CAPA, Risk Management, Quality at the Source, and CQI initiatives.
• Assist deployment of SPC methodology to control KPIs.
• Develop new test methods and validate them for products.
• Participate in internal/external quality system and process audits.
• Provide change management oversight to ensure training for changes.
• Provide support to the process engineering team.

Skills

Statistical knowledge

Lean Six Sigma familiarity

Audit experience

Test method development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science, engineering, math, or technical discipline

Job description

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.

Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• Assuring compliance to internal procedures and external customer requirements and regulations
• Representing the customer, evaluating customer complaints and issues, samples and trends, and determining the necessary action plans
• Leading Corrective Action Prevention Action (CAPA), Risk Management, Quality at the Source and Customer Quality Index initiatives and deployment
• Assisting deployment of Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodology to control Key Process Indicators (KPI)
• Using statistical techniques to create sampling plans and execute data analysis.
• Developing new test methods and execute test method validations for new and existing products
• Participating in internal/external quality system and process audits
• Providing change management oversight from the quality function to ensure adequate training and/or qualification of changes to assigned products and processes
• Providing support to process engineering team

Your Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science, engineering, math, or technical discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

Additional Qualifications That Could Help You Succeed Even Further in this Role

• Two (2) or more years of experience in engineering, quality, or other technical role
• Statistical knowledge and Lean Six Sigma familiarity
• ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 audit experience
• Previous quality experience in a medical device or drug manufacturing environment
• Experience deploying industry specific quality system requirements beyond ISO9001 (e.g. NIOSH, CSA, ANSI etc.)
• Test method development and validation experience

Work location

• Aberdeen, SD On-site

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

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).

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.

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

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 (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.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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