PI&CS engineer

3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.

Job Description:

A PICS Engineer is typically responsible for designing, maintaining, improving, and supporting process, instrumentation, control, and systems-related activities in a manufacturing or industrial environment. The role helps ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation of equipment and production processes.

Main responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve control systems for manufacturing processes

• Support process automation, instrumentation, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, or related control platforms

• Troubleshoot equipment, control logic, sensors, and system integration issues

• Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, EHS, and operations teams to resolve technical problems

• Lead or support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and system migrations

• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, control narratives, specifications, and standard operating procedures

• Analyze process performance and identify opportunities to improve uptime, yield, quality, and cost

• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for process or equipment failures

• Help ensure compliance with safety, quality, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements

• Provide technical training and guidance to operators, technicians, and other engineers

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Experience

• 3~5 yrs of PI&CS related hands-on working experience

• Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, automation, instrumentation, or controls systems

Technical skills

• PLC programming, process controls, instrumentation, data analysis, troubleshooting, automation systems, engineering documentation

Systems knowledge

• Familiarity with DCS, SCADA, HMI, MES, historian systems, and industrial networks

Others

• Problem solving Strong analytical and root cause analysis capability

• Communication Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, quality, and leadership

• Project work Experience managing small to medium capital or improvement projects

• Compliance Understanding of EHS, quality systems, change management, and regulated manufacturing environments if applicable

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

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.

3M Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement

Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. Your access to and use of this website and application for a job at 3M are conditioned on your acceptance and compliance with these terms.

Please click on the following links and select the country where you are applying for employment to review the applicable Terms of Use (link here) and Privacy Policy (link here). Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.