Job Description:

Job Title

Product Development Engineer

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 experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Product Development 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:

• Leveraging expertise to develop and lead new product development, providing new growth opportunities in addition to supporting existing 3M products and businesses
• Utilizing technical knowledge to identify, initiate, and plan research and development projects to improve abrasive materials or abrasive products of high priority to the organization.
• Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scale-up into manufacturing
• Working collaboratively, engaging and your internal and external network of resources to advance technical platforms
• Communicating your results with your teams to share, collaborate and drive innovation

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 a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.   
• Five (5) years of combined experience in research & development (including undergraduate research, M.S. and Ph.D., internship research or development, etc.) in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• PhD Technical expertise in resin chemistries and composite systems, polymers, inorganic chemistries and analytical characterization techniques of polymers/composites including rheology
• Experience in technology or product development including phase-gate commercialization processes
• Experience in IP generation and portfolio management
• Ability to self-initiate, develop, direct, and complete projects with significant impact to 3M.
• Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments) and using data science and analytic techniques in experimentation.
• Skills include excellent written and verbal communication, networking, interpersonal and leadership skills 

Work location: Choose 1:

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

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic and international travel

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 $119,076 - $145,537, 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/.

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  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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