Application Engineering Specialist - Aerospace & Defense

Application Engineering Specialist – Aerospace & Defense

Collaborate with Innovative 3

Mers 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 3

Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

As an Application Engineer – Aerospace & Defense, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

• Building technical relationships across key customers in the aerospace Defense, Space, and/or MRO segments
• Translating customer needs into potential 3M solutions
• Connecting 3M technology to customer needs
• Understanding customer technology adoption and commercialization process and aligning 3M internal processes
• Providing application support and training to customers, including in-person visits and product installations
• Building and managing a new product pipeline/roadmap for priority Defense, Space, and/or MRO accounts, including advocating for new product development when needed
• Delivering the technical components of product spec-in
• Collaborating internally with Sales/Marketing, Product Platforms, and central R&D teams on technology and capability development

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)
• Eight (8) years of application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or other similar role translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria in a private, public, government, or military environment

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

• Masters’s or Ph.D. degree in a science or engineering discipline
• More than ten (10) years of application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or other similar role translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria in a private, public, government or military environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of aerospace defense, MRO, and Space industry materials, technologies, processes, and specifications
• Direct experience working in the military, at a national lab, with Defense primes, with Space technology companies, within the MRO market, or with enabling technology companies and demonstrated understanding of Defense, Space, and/or MRO technology ecosystem
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex problems and identify innovative solutions
• Project management experience

• Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
• Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international
• Relocation: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:
The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, 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.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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.