Job Description:
Manufacturing Controls 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.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Manufacturing Controls 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:
How you will make an impact
- Supporting and maintaining production-scale manufacturing and process development equipment, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation across laboratory and pilot production environments.
- Providing hands-on troubleshooting, repair, and technical support for controls, automation, electromechanical, and web-processing equipment to minimize downtime and resolve equipment issues.
- Leading proactive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to optimize performance, quality, safety, and productivity.
- Designing, installing, modifying, validating, and optimizing manufacturing equipment and control systems, including PLCs, drives, motors, sensors, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
- Partnering with Engineering, R&D, Production, and other cross-functional teams to support equipment startups, process improvements, technology transfer activities, and capital projects.
- Developing and executing preventive and corrective maintenance strategies while maintaining accurate equipment documentation, technical drawings, and system records.
- Ensuring compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements while providing technical recommendations to improve equipment and manufacturing processes.
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 in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline (completed and verified prior to start AND two (2) years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role are the ability to:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation/Controls Engineering, Robotics Engineering
- Experience working with electro-mechanical systems, mechatronics, automation controls, SCADA systems, or robotics in a manufacturing environment.
- Project management experience leading engineering, manufacturing, automation, equipment installation, or process improvement initiatives.
- Experience supporting equipment, process, or facilities design; capital equipment selection and installation; equipment commissioning; startup activities; and/or pre-startup safety reviews in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience programming, modifying, or troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in manufacturing operations.
- Experience troubleshooting industrial motor drives, variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo systems, or related control systems.
- Experience working with industrial electrical equipment, electrical control systems, or power distribution systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience performing industrial maintenance activities on manufacturing equipment, automation systems, or production machinery
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing equipment, process, automation, or production-related issues.
Work location:
- Onsite – 1750 Yankee Doodle Rd Eagan, MN 55121
Travel: May include up to 10% 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.
Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $85,200 - $117,150, 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.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-RewardsResponsibilities 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.
Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.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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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline
- Two years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation or Controls Engineering, or Robotics Engineering
- Experience with electromechanical systems, mechatronics, automation controls, SCADA systems, or robotics in manufacturing
- Project management experience leading engineering, manufacturing, automation, equipment installation, or process improvement initiatives
- Experience supporting equipment, process, or facilities design; capital equipment selection and installation; commissioning; startup; or pre-startup safety reviews
- Experience programming, modifying, or troubleshooting manufacturing PLCs
- Experience troubleshooting industrial motor drives, VFDs, servo systems, or related control systems
- Experience with industrial electrical equipment, electrical control systems, or power distribution systems in manufacturing
- Experience performing industrial maintenance on manufacturing equipment, automation systems, or production machinery
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing equipment, process, automation, or production-related issues
Solventum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Solventum and has not been reviewed or approved by Solventum.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Salary ranges on many U.S. postings are explicitly stated, providing clear visibility into target pay bands. Pay is characterized as competitive for numerous technical, engineering, sales, and specialist roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with day‑one eligibility is emphasized alongside resources such as EAP, coaching, and care referrals. Benefits breakdowns indicate strong sentiment toward core health coverage and related time‑off elements.
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Retirement Support — The U.S. 401(k) program pairs company matching with an additional automatic retirement contribution. Employee-facing benefit details highlight favorable impressions of the 401(k) plan.
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What We Do
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