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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Manufacturing Technology Engineer (Inspection & Converting)

3M Maplewood, MN On-site senior full-time

Salary

$98,964 - $120,957 per year

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Description

The Automated Inspection and Measurement group at 3M develops and integrates advanced vision, inspection, and automation systems across manufacturing operations.

As a Manufacturing Technology Engineer, you will design, integrate, commission, and support smart slitting and converting systems, leveraging upstream web inspection data for recipe management, cut planning, defect avoidance, and dynamic process control.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate upstream inspection data into actionable converting strategies
  • Develop and implement automated inspection solutions using machine vision, image processing, data analytics, and AI/machine learning
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges
  • Support smart converting and inspection systems in production environments
  • Identify opportunities to standardize and scale smart converting technologies

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline
  • Advanced technical expertise in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (optional)
  • Experience with converting technologies, automated inspection, and machine vision (optional)

Benefits:

  • Competitive pay and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, and retirement benefits

Skills

Required

Nice to have

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