Automated Inspection & Converting Engineer

Job Description

Automated Inspection & Converting Engineer

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

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This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Automated Inspection and Measurement group is responsible for fundamental technology development, application investigations, system integration and deployment, and long-term support across many 3M divisions in the areas of automated inspection, measurement, machine vision, automation, and process data systems. This group is a leader in digital technology within the corporation through its technology development and breadth of system deployment across 3M manufacturing operations.

• Design, integrate, and commission smart converting systems, with primary focus on fully automated slitters that ingest upstream inspection data for recipe management, cut planning, and dynamic control.
• Design and develop automated inspection systems using expertise areas such as optics, image processing, and AI.
• Working within a team setting to solve manufacturing challenges.
• Support automated converting & inspection systems in a manufacturing environment, including travel to manufacturing locations and on-call support of systems.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, procedures and security standards while performing assigned duties.
• Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (completed and verified prior to start).
• Two (2) years of experience in either Process Engineering role, vision technology role, or converting technology role in a private, public, government or military environment.

• Possess expertise equivalent to that which would be obtained in a master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Engineering field.
• Experience in converting technology, including roll good slitting and automated slitting.
• Experience in process engineering within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Five (5) years of professional experience implementing automated inspection, machine vision, or automated converting/slitting systems.
• Experience with 3M custom web inspection or commercial web inspection systems.
• Image processing, signal processing, optics, software, or electronics experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent networking skills, exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Onsite at 3M Center, Maplewood, MN.
• Travel:
  May include up to 25% US & international, primarily to 3M manufacturing locations.
• Relocation Assistance:
  May be authorized.

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship (including H1B, STEM OPT extensions, etc.).

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:
The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors…