Ultra-Precision Motion Control Engineer

3M; Minnesota; On-site; USD 146,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits

Job summary

The Precision Controls Engineer role at 3M Center in Maplewood, MN invites you to apply your expertise in ultra-precision manufacturing systems and advanced control architectures. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deploy high‑performance automation and ensure nanometer‑level positioning accuracy.

The position emphasizes hands-on deployment, rigorous troubleshooting, and managing technical requirements, schedules, and budgets for capital equipment projects, with travel up to 35%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physical Science, completed and verified before start.
• Six years of experience in mechatronics, precision engineering, industrial automation, motion control, or robotics.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced control solutions for ultra-precision manufacturing systems.
• Identify and mitigate sources of positioning error to improve accuracy.
• Create strategies for error compensation, motion optimization, and machine validation.
• Translate requirements into robust control architectures and performance targets.
• Manage requirements, cost estimates, schedules, and project deliverables.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and process teams.

Skills

Mechatronics

Precision engineering

Industrial automation

Motion control

Robotics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Physical Science

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD Electrical

C/C++

.NET/C#

TwinCAT

LabVIEW

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Job description

The Precision Controls Engineer role at 3M Center in Maplewood, MN invites you to apply your expertise in ultra-precision manufacturing systems and advanced control architectures. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deploy high‑performance automation and ensure nanometer‑level positioning accuracy.

The position emphasizes hands-on deployment, rigorous troubleshooting, and managing technical requirements, schedules, and budgets for capital equipment projects, with travel up to 35%