Senior Control Systems Engineer* (Tonawanda, NY)

Job Description:

Senior Control Systems Engineer* (Tonawanda, NY)

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 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 environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Senior Control Systems 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:

• Providing effective control system solutions to a variety of new and existing automated process equipment

• Developing and designing the control system architecture

• Selecting hardware and providing software to run new process equipment

• Providing machine installation and commissioning

• Working in a team environment to successfully meet project milestones

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Associate’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution and a minimum of five (5) years of experience working with machine control system design and commissioning in a private, public, government, or military environment

--OR--

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution and a minimum of three (3) years of experience working with machine control system design and commissioning in a private, public, government, or military environment

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

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

• Experience with Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens controls systems and hardware

• Experience with automation and/or robotics

• Team player with the ability to contribute in a cross-functional environment

Location: Tonawanda, NY

Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Tonawanda, NY at least 3 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 30% domestic and 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). 

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 U.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 Company's 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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