Manufacturing Systems Engineer/Technologist

Job Description:
Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers 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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

"A long-lasting career at 3M comes from having vision, imagination and the ability to see what doesn't exist. 3Mers are groundbreaking innovators and it's important that we give every person the space for disruptive and creative thinking." – John Banovetz, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at 3M

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

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Systems 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:
Contribute to manufacturing automation using Power BI, Process Data Historians, and Workflow technology.

Manufacturing Systems Engineer will be responsible for design, creation, prioritization development, deployment and support of system automations used in 3M application environment.

This position requires the ability to work within cross-functional teams from different businesses.


Responsibilities:
Work with the end users to understand their needs in a manufacturing automation area.
Translate end user needs into user requirements and prioritize work.
Act as the product owner for these requirements and complete the development request documentation.
Work with end users to deploy and test developed applications.
Monitor development defects that are found in testing and/or production. Provide input to drive process improvements as necessary.
Provide process training as needed to technical resources.
Provide application support for escalated trouble tickets.
Assist in assessment of development needs in the team.
Provide and assist technical resources in providing necessary documentation in every part of the software development process.
Contribute to data automation strategy roadmap.

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) from an accredited institution
Three (3) years of manufacturing systems, IT, data engineering, or process/manufacturing engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

Familiarity with Power BI, Wonderware, and Savigent Workflow software.
Familiarity with SQL Databases and scripting.
Intermediate Experience with C# and SQL programming languages.
Experience working with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Experience with SCADA systems.
Experience working in collaborative/distributed software development teams.

Travel:
May include up to 5% domestic/international


Relocation Assistance:
May be authorized

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

Supporting Your Well-being

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.

Resources for You

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M's business and performance goals.

You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview:

3M is an equal opportunity employer.

3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note:
your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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