# Precision Controls Engineer

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: Maplewood, MN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $145,676 - $178,049
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

As a Manufacturing Technology Precision Controls Engineer at 3M, you will have the opportunity to design and deliver ultra-precision manufacturing systems where motion performance is measured in nanometers.

Responsibilities:

- Developing, deploying, and supporting advanced control solutions for ultra-precision manufacturing systems with nanometer-level performance requirements.

- Applying engineering rigor to identify, quantify, and mitigate sources of positioning error that affect machine accuracy, repeatability, and overall system performance.

- Creating and implementing strategies for error compensation, motion optimization, servo tuning, and precision system validation.

- Translating application requirements into robust control architectures, system specifications, and machine performance targets.

- Managing technical requirements, cost estimates, schedules, and project deliverables to support successful delivery of capital equipment projects.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and process engineering, to design and deploy high-performance automation systems.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a Physical Science.

- Six years of experience in a private, public, government, or military environment in one or more of the following areas: mechatronics, precision engineering, industrial automation, motion control, robotics.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

- Five or more years of experience designing, developing, commissioning, or deploying advanced motion control systems for manufacturing applications.

- Experience with precision engineering concepts such as error budgeting, ultra-precision metrology, geometric error compensation, dynamic error reduction, or machine calibration.

- Familiarity with linear motors, high-resolution encoders, air bearings, hydrostatic bearings, ultra-low-friction bearing systems, and high-speed servo control.

- Experience with CNC or advanced motion control platforms such as Delta Tau, Newport, Physik Instrumente, Polaris, Aerotech, or similar systems.

- Experience with electrical system design and documentation using tools such as EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar electrical design software.

- Experience with embedded software, machine control, or automation software development using technologies such as C/C++, .NET/C#, Structured Text, TwinCAT, LabVIEW, or similar platforms.

- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems and drive technical issues to resolution in a production or equipment-development environment.

Benefits:

- Competitive pay and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings accounts, and retirement benefits.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

## Skills

### Required
- mechatronics
- precision engineering
- industrial automation
- motion control
- robotics
- C/C++
- .NET/C#
- Structured Text
- TwinCAT
- LabVIEW

### Nice to have
- error budgeting
- ultra-precision metrology
- geometric error compensation
- dynamic error reduction
- machine calibration
- linear motors
- high-resolution encoders
- air bearings
- hydrostatic bearings
- ultra-low-friction bearing systems
- high-speed servo control
- Delta Tau
- Newport
- Physik Instrumente
- Polaris
- Aerotech
- EPLAN
- AutoCAD Electrical

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