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3M

Quality Engineer

3M

Quality Engineer collaborating with diverse teams at 3M to drive NPI quality tools and improvement processes. Responsible for ensuring compliance and promoting continuous improvement across global operations.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeMaplewood • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
  • Driving Quality tools in NPI to accelerate projects while mitigating risk by ensuring consumer needs are met, test methods are robust, specifications are well defined, and manufacturing processes are capable
  • This includes providing input or leading House of Quality (HOQ) / DQM, MSA, product qualifications, PPAP, PFMEA/DFMEA, and phase gate quality preparation
  • Assuring compliance to external regulations, customer requirements, internal requirement, and industry standards (ISO9001, IATF16949 or other)
  • Analyzing information using statistical techniques to drive data driven decisions by being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in statistical techniques
  • Promoting continuous improvement and defect reduction through root cause investigation, CAPA, kaizen, 8D, FMEA, MSA, Product & Process Understanding (PPU), Design of Experiments, and Control Plans
  • Reviewing customer product complaints for timely customer feedback and resolution
  • Supporting existing product evolution and improvement through change management (CMP)

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
  • Proficient experience in a quality or manufacturing setting in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Master’s degree or higher from an accredited institution (optional)
  • Advanced expertise across multiple quality disciplines, such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming inspection, Six Sigma, ISO standards, and warranty analysis (optional)
  • Strong project management capabilities, with a track record of leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives (optional)
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior leadership, peers, teams, customers, and regulatory stakeholders (optional)
  • Proficiency with corporate systems and digital tools commonly used in Quality functions, along with strong English verbal and written communication skills (optional)
  • Experience with Statistical Process Control and other advanced analytical methods used to manage and improve quality performance (optional)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools
statistical techniquesquality assuranceproduct quality controlincoming inspectionSix SigmaISO9001IATF16949root cause investigationDesign of ExperimentsStatistical Process Control
Soft Skills
project managementcommunication skillspresentation skillscross-functional leadershipcustomer engagementteam collaborationregulatory stakeholder engagementdefect reductioncontinuous improvementchange management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeSix Sigma certificationISO standards certification