Quality Engineer*

3m; Aberdeen (SD); On-site; USD 98,964 - 120,957; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Disability Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

3M is seeking a Quality Engineer in Aberdeen, SD to ensure compliance and support process improvements. The role entails evaluating customer issues, leading CAPA initiatives, and utilizing statistical techniques.

Applicants must hold a Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and have at least two years of relevant experience. The company offers competitive salary and benefits, expected compensation range is $98,964 - $120,957.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in engineering, quality, or technical role.
• ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 audit experience.
• Quality experience in a medical device or drug manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance to internal procedures and external regulations.
• Lead Corrective Action Prevention Action (CAPA) initiatives.
• Assist in deploying Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodology.

Skills

Statistical knowledge

Lean Six Sigma familiarity

Education

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

Job description

Job Description

Quality Engineer

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

As a Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• 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

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 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 include:

• 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.

Legal Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the 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". 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 (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/. Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.