Reliability Engineer

Job Description:

Collaborate with Innovative 3

Mers Around the World

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

Mers.

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

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Reliability Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

* Maintain reliable operation of high-tech production-scale CNC machines and laboratory equipment supporting a wide range of research and development programs.

* Collaborate with a small team of skilled machinists and engineers to tune, optimize, and troubleshoot the performance of high-precision machines.

* Develop and support advanced control solutions for ultra-precision manufacturing systems.

* Apply creativity and engineering rigor to identify, assess, and mitigate sources of positioning error to ensure machines meet application requirements.

* Build and apply expertise in electromechanical systems, electronics and computer controls, motor and motion control, hydraulics, pneumatics, temperature control, instrumentation, sensors, and programmable logic controllers.

* Lead small system and component upgrade or obsolescence projects, while partnering with engineers to support larger capital projects and continuous improvements.

* Willingness to be on-call outside normal working hours, as needed, to address machine performance issues.

* This job has the potential to be the start of a rewarding, long-term career at 3M with opportunities for advancement while maintaining hands-on involvement with the interesting and dynamic technologies that you will work with every day. Tools, safety footwear, and safety eyewear provided.

Your Skills and Expertise

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 (completed and verified prior to start) in engineering or a physical science from an accredited institution.

OR

* Two-year degree or higher in Maintenance/Engineering of Industrial Automated Systems, Electrical/Mechanical/Controls (Mechatronic) Systems , or Engineering/Industrial Technology from an accredited institution AND two years' industrial experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

* Possess a Master's degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution

* Familiarity with linear motors, high-resolution encoders, ultra-low friction bearing systems, high-speed servo control and multi-axis CNC machines

* Experience with precision engineering concepts such as error budgeting, ultra-precision metrology, error compensation

* Experience with advanced motion control systems such as Delta Tau, ACS (PI), Polaris, Aerotek, etc.

* Programing experience in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools for automation, data analysis and instrumentation development.

* Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, with an emphasis on data-driven decision making, supported by basic math, trigonometry, mechanical aptitude.

* Self-starter with a hands-on approach to problem solving that can work independently with minimal supervision and effectively in a team environment.

* Possesses strong organizational, time management, and professional communication skills, along with familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Work location:

* Work location:

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work onsite daily at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.

* Travel:
May include up to 5% domestic travel

* Relocation:
Not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum.

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

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