Product Development Specialist - Adhesives

Job Description:

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.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Advanced Product Development Specialist, 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:

• As a member of an Advanced Materials and Transportation Product Platform Labe, cross functional team that will develop product concepts and commercialize new products aligned to customer needs from around the world
• Develop a strong understanding of our customer/market needs especially as it relates to regulatory standards (i.e. IATF) and critical to quality metrics.
• Collaborating with research teams from Corporate Research and Business Labs to develop new product capabilities to meet the global evolving battery electric vehicle transportation market
• Lead and support cross functional product improvement projects (NPI, CMP) leveraging Agile methodologies that will enable accelerated business growth and further our competitive position in the marketplace.
• Work on high impact, cross functional teams that will work on multiple product families.
• Create and protect 3M intellectual property through the filing of new patent applications.

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 from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start)
• Experience in product development, process engineering, and/or research laboratory in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Experience with developing structural adhesives formulations for automotive applications
• Experience in regulated product categories with expertise in product risk assessments, product safety, and product reliability.
• Demonstrated history of significant contributions to an organization through growth initiatives.
• Collaborative interpersonal style with experience in leading project teams.
• Strong communication skills, proven ability to develop and maintain productive networks within the 3M technical community with demonstrated ability to influence.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/ international

Work location:

·         Onsite in Maplewood, MN

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 $141,150 - $172,517, 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/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 04/02/2025