
Quality Engineer (Hybrid - Eagan, MN)
Solventum · Minnesota
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $106k–$146k
- Travel
- 20%
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 24 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Solventum (medical devices) in Minnesota. Of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- SPC, FMEA, MSA / Gage R&R, CAPA, DOE, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Base pay
- $106k–$146k
- Day to day
- about 20% travel · relocation help
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How this role compares
Against 50 other live quality postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- About 21% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $80k–$128k, from 29 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 59%
- Six Sigma 43%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 43%
- Lean 39%
- Supplier quality 39%
- ✓ FMEA 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DOE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Solventum
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- The posting says about 20% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from SolventumAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a 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:
- ◆Supporting marketed medical device and drug products by managing changes, handling complaints, conducting CAPA, leading risk management, performing design validation, developing and validating physical and analytical test methods, and ensuring compliance with our QMS and global medical device and drug product regulations.
- ◆Reviewing batch records for drug product release, investigating, escalating, and resolving nonconformances and deviations.
- ◆Collaborating with internal cross-functional team members and external suppliers to ensure performance.
- ◆Preparing for and participating in government inspections, and customer, notified body, and internal audits.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following
qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND seven (7) years of experience in combined product, quality, engineering, and/or laboratory/technical experience in a private, public, government or military environment
AND
In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required
- ✓Three (3) years of experience in the drug, pharmaceutical, and/or medical device industry
Additional
that could help you succeed even further in this role include
- ◆Experience leading and collaborating on cross-functional projects.
- ◆Experience applying statistical and quality engineering tools, such as Gage R&R, ANOVA, FMEA, SPC, process capability analysis, regression analysis, and design of experiments (DOE).
- ◆Experience working in an engineering, analytical chemistry, or other laboratory-based technical role.
- ◆Experience analyzing technical, quality, manufacturing, and/or product-related issues and supporting risk-based decisions.
- ◆Experience managing multiple priorities, projects, or initiatives and achieving established objectives.
- ◆Experience communicating technical information to stakeholders through verbal discussions, presentations, and written communications.
- ◆Experience leading process improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.
Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com . Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.
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 inf
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Job Description
Quality Engineer
3M Health Care is now Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.
We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.
Work location
- •Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagan, MN)
Travel: May include up to 20% 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
Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
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