Product Development Engineer - Automotive Bonding Solutions

Product Development Engineer - Automotive Bonding Solutions

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Product Development Engineer – Adhesives. 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.

• Member of an Advanced Materials and Transportation division‑wide, 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.
• Collaborate with research teams from Corporate Research and Business Labs to develop new product capabilities to meet the global evolving 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.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start).
• Five (5) years of product development, process engineering, and/or research laboratory experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Strong communication skills, proven ability to develop and maintain productive networks within the 3M technical community with demonstrated ability to influence.
• Collaborative interpersonal style with experience in leading project teams.
• Demonstrated history of significant contributions to an organization through growth initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in adhesives and materials science, adhesive formulation, characterization and manufacturing processes.
• Experience in regulated product categories with expertise in product risk assessments, product safety, and product reliability.
• Experience leading New Product Introduction projects resulting in commercialization of new products.
• Masters’s degree or higher is a plus.
• Seven (7) years of product development, process engineering, and/or research laboratory experience is a plus.

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.

May include up to 10% domestic travel.

May be authorized.

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

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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.