Automated Inspection Engineer

Job Description:

Job Title
Automated Inspection 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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

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

• Creating automated inspection and sensing solutions for high value manufacturing operations.
• Adapting online detection tools to improve existing product quality and to create capabilities to aid new product development. 
• Supporting current technology infrastructure, including 3M’s proprietary automated inspection systems.  Work with corporate experts to learn, maintain and upgrade systems.  Create concepts for the next-generation capabilities. 
• Lead data usage and analysis to help engineers and operations understand their processes and help create systems to drive improvement.
• Working in a team environment with operators, maintenance, supply chain and business roles to identify opportunities and coordinate solutions.
• Willingness to be on-call and provide occasional run support with others on the engineering team.  

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 in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or other manufacturing STEM degree (completed and verified prior to start). 
• Two (2) years' experience in Engineering in a manufacturing environment (internships included) or support of automated inspection or sensor systems for manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Three (3) or more combined years’ experience in manufacturing engineering or automated inspection.
• Experience with Sensors, Image analysis or Optics. 
• Experience with data flow, scripting, and building tools to analyze complex data.
• Effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
•  Self-starter with demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and work with teams to achieve results.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.

Work location: Hutchinson, MN

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

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. 
 
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $98,964 - $120,957, 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 including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 06/05/2026 To 07/05/2026 Or until filled

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Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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