Application Engineer - Adhesive Dispensing and Processing

Application Engineer
- Adhesive Dispensing and Processing### Application Engineer
- Adhesive Dispensing and Processing Postuler:
On-site:
US, Minnesota, Maplewood:
Full time:
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RDescription du poste
** Adhesive Dispensing and Processing Application Engineer
**** 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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

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** 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 an Advanced Application Engineer for 3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division global Adhesives and Electronics Bonding businesses, 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:
* Developing and optimizing adhesive dispensing processes for New Product Introduction programs from concept development through production launch.
* Designing and executing application trials, feasibility studies, and proof-of-concept evaluations to assess adhesive materials, dispensing methods, equipment configurations, and process performance.
* Establishing and documenting engineering process parameters for adhesive dispense applications, including flow rate, bead geometry, shot size, placement accuracy, cure conditions, environmental controls, and manufacturing process windows.
* Applying engineering knowledge of rheology, viscosity, thixotropy, cure behavior, and material flow characteristics to improve dispense performance, process robustness, product quality, and manufacturability.
* Collaborating with product development, manufacturing, quality, automation, and customer-facing teams to translate application requirements into scalable adhesive dispensing solutions and technical recommendations.
** 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 science or engineering (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
* One (1) year experience in process development, application engineering, precision dispensing, fluid handling systems, automation, robotics, electronics manufacturing, or manufacturing process optimization in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
* Experience working with adhesives, sealants, coatings, encapsulants, or similar fluid materials in application development, manufacturing, or product development environments.
* Technical understanding of how rheology, viscosity, thixotropy, cure behavior, and material flow characteristics influence dispensing performance and final application quality.
* Experience developing, validating, or optimizing process parameters, process windows, equipment settings, or manufacturing recommendations.
* Experience with dispensing equipment and systems, including valves, pumps, nozzles, controllers, robotic dispense platforms, automated dispensing systems, or related manufacturing equipment.
* Familiarity with cure mechanisms including UV cure, thermal cure, moisture cure, two-part mixing, or room-temperature cure adhesive systems.
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*** This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee…