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From the employer's careers site First seen 2 Nov 2026

Quality Engineer

3M Aberdeen, South Dakota On-site full-time

Salary

$124,127 - $151,710 per year

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Description

As a Quality Engineer at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative people around the world and make an impact by ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external customer requirements and regulations.

You will represent the customer, evaluate customer complaints and issues, samples and trends, and determine necessary action plans.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading Corrective Action Prevention Action (CAPA), Risk Management, Quality at the Source, and Customer Quality Index initiatives and deployment
  • Assisting in the 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 executing 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 the process engineering team

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor's Degree or higher in a science, engineering, math, or technical discipline
  • Two (2) years of experience in engineering, quality, or other technical role in a private, public, government, or military environment

Preferred qualifications include:

  • Statistical knowledge and Lean Six Sigma familiarity
  • ISO 13485, IATF-16949, AS9100, 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
  • Test method development and validation experience

The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

3M offers various benefits, including Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and Retirement Benefits.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Lean Six Sigma
  • ISO 13485
  • IATF-16949
  • AS9100
  • ISO 9001
  • medical device manufacturing
  • drug manufacturing

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://3m.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Search/job/US-South-Dakota-Aberdeen/Quality-Engineer_R01173109

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