Inv 5 Software Engineer – Computer Vision

Job Description:

Job Title

Software Engineer- Computer Vision

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

The Automated Inspection and Measurement group is responsible for fundamental technology development, application investigations, system integration and deployment, and long-term support across many 3M divisions in the areas of automated inspection, measurement, machine vision, automation, and process data systems. This group is a leader in digital technology within the corporation through its technology development and breadth of system deployment across 3M manufacturing operations.

As a Software 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:

• Design and program components of image processing pipelines, including image enhancement, filtering, segmentation, and feature extraction.
• Develop computer vision algorithms for object detection, classification, pattern recognition, and anomaly identification.
• Optimize processing performance for real-time or high throughput systems using techniques such as GPU acceleration, SIMD operations, and multithreaded architectures.
• Build and refine machine learning and deep learning models (CNNs, transformers, classical ML) for visual classification and decision-making tasks.
• Integrate algorithms into production systems, ensuring scalability, robustness, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with hardware, automation, and manufacturing engineering teams to align software solutions with system requirements.
• Conduct data analysis, experiment design, and algorithm validation using large image datasets.
• Support inspection system software across the global 3M manufacturing footprint
• Maintain documentation for system architecture, algorithm specifications, and code standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices in software engineering, code reviews, and design discussions.

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 Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or science field, and minimum two years of software/or professional engineering experience

OR

• Master’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) in computer science, computer engineering, or engineering field from an accredited institution

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

• One (1) year of experience in computer vision and image processing techniques
• Three (3) years of professional software development experience
• Image processing, signal processing, optics, software, or electronics experience.
• One (1) year of experience with deep learning frameworks and deployment toolchains such as PyTorch, CUDA, and ONNX
• One (1) year of experience with deep learning-based computer vision and foundation models (e.g., ViT-based architectures, DINO, CLIP, SAM, etc.)
• One (1) year of experience with source control tools such as GIT, etc.
• One (1) year of experience developing C# in the .NET/.NET framework
• One (1) year of experience developing C++ for highly optimized, real-time image processing
• One (1) year of experience using RESTful Web Services
• Solid understanding of SQL
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent networking skills, exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.

Work location:

• Onsite
• Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 5%

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 $122,292 - $149,468, 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 02/04/2026 To 03/06/2026 Or until filled

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