Quality Engineer Specialist - Semiconductor / Electronics

3M is hiring a Quality Engineer Specialist - Semiconductor / Electronics. It pays $124k-$152k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on 3M.

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Quality Engineer Specialist needed at 3M to integrate quality principles into semiconductor and electronics product design and manufacturing.

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Job Description:

Quality Engineer Specialist

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
This role is responsible for integrating quality principles, systems, and methodologies into the design and development of new electronic and semiconductor products. This role partners closely with Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, and customers to ensure new products are designed for quality, manufacturability, reliability, and customer requirements from concept through production launch.

The Quality Engineer Specialist will lead quality planning and risk-management activities throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and ensure that appropriate controls are established before product launch. The position will apply data-driven problem solving, statistical methods, risk analysis, and quality engineering tools to prevent defects and ensure robust product and process performance.

As a Quality Engineer Specialist, 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:

Develop, implement, and maintain quality requirements for semiconductor products and manufacturing processes.
Support product quality throughout the complete product lifecycle, including design, development, qualification, launch, and production.
Identify product and process risks and implement preventive controls.
Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to establish robust process controls and quality standards.
Participate in design reviews, design-for-quality activities, and product risk assessments
Develop and execute product qualification and reliability plans.
Review qualification data and determine compliance with customer and internal requirements
Support PPAP, APQP, FMEA, control plan, and other launch activities where applicable.
Ensure lessons learned from previous products are incorporated into new product designs and processes.
Utilize structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, 5-Why, Fishbone, DOE, and statistical analysis.
Lead cross-functional teams in resolving customer complaints, manufacturing issues, and product failures.
Serve as a technical quality contact for customers when assigned.
Prepare technical responses to customer quality issues.
Ensure customer-specific quality requirements are understood and incorporated into internal processes.
Identify opportunities to improve yield, reliability, defect rates, cost of poor quality, and customer satisfaction.

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 Quality, Materials Science, Manufacturing or in an Engineering field.
Five (5) years of experience in product quality engineering or quality engineering in private, public, government or military environment

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

Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, assembly, testing, or electronics products.
Five (5) years of product quality engineering or quality engineering experience within semiconductor, electronics, automotive electronics, aerospace, or high-reliability manufacturing in private, public, government or military environment
Experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
Strong knowledge of statistical methods and quality engineering tools.
Experience with FMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, capability analysis, and corrective action.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent.
Experience with semiconductor wafer fabrication, assembly, packaging, or final test.
Experience with semiconductor reliability qualification and testing.
Experience working with major semiconductor customers or contract manufacturers.
Experience working on a global cross-functional team.

Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN or at the 3M Center in Austin, TX.

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic and/or international

Relocation: 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 $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 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 10/19/2026 To 11/18/2026 Or until filled

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

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

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

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

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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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Quality Engineer Specialist - Semiconductor / Electronics at 3M rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Quality Engineer Specialist - Semiconductor / Electronics is an open job at 3M.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $124k-$152k a year.
The role is based in US, Minnesota, Maplewood.
The job was posted on October 19, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by 3M. Apply on 3M

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