Transportation & Energy / Aerospace & Defense Vertical Quality Director

Transportation & Energy / Aerospace & Defense Vertical Quality Director 

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  

As a Quality Director, 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:  

• Leads long‑term quality strategy for the Transportation & Energy / Aerospace & Defense Verticals by partnering with TEBG and ESC leadership, interpreting industry and customer trends, and setting cross‑business quality guidelines and improvement initiatives. 

• Oversees functional strategic planning, including budgeting, resource allocation, and approval of budget deviations, ensuring the organization is positioned to meet business objectives. 

• Directs multiple quality functions-such as customer quality, product quality control, incoming inspection, and warranty analysis-by setting priorities, assigning resources, monitoring customer health metrics, and ensuring high‑quality operational execution. 

• Provides leadership to managers and teams through coaching, performance management, conflict resolution, and development, while fostering a strong “Quality Is My Job” culture. 

• Solves highly complex quality challenges requiring cross‑functional collaboration, innovation, and advanced analytical skills, making decisions with long‑term impact across multiple regions and business groups. 

• Represents the Quality function with senior executives and external stakeholders, providing strategic recommendations, leading QMS activities (including ISO audits and reviews), and ensuring alignment with corporate programs, policies, and 3M values. 

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).  

• Twelve (12) years of experience in a quality or manufacturing setting in a private, public, government or military environment.  

• Five (5) years of experience in a Quality or Manufacturing leadership position in a private, public, governm