Advanced Quality Engineer (Clarkston, GA)* – R01138662

Job Description:
Job Title
Advanced Quality Engineer (Clarkston, GA)
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 its 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 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 Youll Make in this Role
The person hired for this opportunity will be responsible for product quality and quality systems for ceramic components manufactured for the aerospace/defense industry. This position will actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement activities in the quality and manufacturing environment. This position will also be involved in supplier development and customer interface.
As an Advanced Quality 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:
Leading the quality and continuous improvement efforts with ceramic components for aerospace / defense customers
Implementing all elements of quality systems which will include:
Internal audits
Incoming Quality Check (IQC)
Lean Six Sigma
Supplier development
Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA)
Root Cause analysis
Determining product acceptance per customer technical data package requirements.
Supporting the production group in assuring shipment targets are met by efficient processing of quality documentation and product evaluation.
Willingness to be on-call when the production group, engineering group and/or the customer requires support.
Other duties as assigned.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelors degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
Three (3) years of manufacturing experience in an engineering role in a private, public, government or military environment
One (1) of supervisory/leadership experience
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Bachelors degree or higher in Ceramic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution
Experience in one or more of the following:
defense / aerospace industry
Aerospace Standards (AS9100)
ceramic processing
precision grinding
Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000
Previous experience in a direct manufacturing production and/or production support role
Proficiency in basic statistical analysis
Ability to conduct visual inspection
Proficiency in report writing
MS Office proficient, Minitab a plus
Skills include:
building relationships with customers
working together with production and administrative groups
verbal communications with all levels of personnel
Work Location:
Clarkston, GA
Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
Relocation: Is authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a 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 .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 (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Companys sole election.
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 $119,076 – $145,537, 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…

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