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Senior Quality Engineer*

3M
September 07, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Minnesota, United States
Operations
Role: Senior Quality Engineer responsible for overseeing EBO (Expanded Beam Optics) product quality governance and manufacturing performance. Primary objectives include maintaining product quality standards, leading root cause analysis, supporting process improvements, and ensuring compliance across global manufacturing sites. Responsibilities encompass managing quality control plans, risk registers, defect classification standards, and conducting quality reviews using diverse data sources. The role involves reviewing product and process changes for quality impact, supporting global quality triage, and integrating lessons learned into control strategies. Skills and qualifications required include a Bachelor's in engineering, 3+ years in product/manufacturing quality (with experience in process controls, defect investigation, risk management, and continuous improvement methodologies like PFMEA and SPC). Preferred experience includes optical products, connectors, electronics, high-reliability manufacturing, and global product support. The position is onsite in Maplewood, MN, with up to 30% travel domestically and internationally. High-value biopharma specifics are minimal, focusing more on manufacturing quality within a high-precision technical environment.