Senior Product Development Engineer

Job Description:

Job Title
Senior 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 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:

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Product Development Specialist to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting and advancing our film-based products, processes, and technologies, with a focus on achieving significant impact at the program level. This position requires a deep understanding of film manufacturing and the ability to optimize product formulations and processes to meet customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product and Process Support: Provide expert support and services for both existing and new film-based products, processes, and technologies, ensuring they meet program-level impact potential.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Independently collect, compile, and analyze test data to achieve team goals, building a comprehensive understanding of film product performance.
• Design of Experiments (DOEs): Develop and implement DOEs to optimize product formulations and film processes, ensuring alignment with customer fitness-for-use criteria.
• Process Improvement: Create detailed data packages that characterize film manufacturing processes and propose improvements during scale-up to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Test Methodology Standardization: Introduce and standardize new test methodologies, including automated testing, and build justification for their widespread adoption based on customer needs and performance improvements.

As a Senior 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:

• Participating in product development and communicating results/findings to global team
• Using analytical skills to lead data collection and compilation
• Implementing new standard processes and providing feedback to improve them 
• Determining answers to questions through experimentation
• Working with the team to meet the business needs of a fast-paced, customer-centric business

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 in Science, Engineering, Material Science or related field (completed and verified prior to start) 
• Three (3) years of product development experience in a private, public, government or military environment 

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

• Master's or Ph.D degree in science or engineering from an accredited institution
• Rich experience with new product, process and/or technology scale-up and deployment of new technologies
• Experience in advanced packaging for the semiconductor industry is helpful
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including communicating with colleagues around the globe as well as sourcing, quality, and manufacturing counterparts Demonstrated ability to work in a team supporting a fast-paced industry
• Passion and curiosity to address industry challenges
• Self-motivated with a strong growth mindset

Work location: 

• Onsite – 3M Center Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for employment visa 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 $122,292