Automotive Aftermarket Application Engineer

Application Engineering Specialist

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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

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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 Application Engineering Specialist will have a primary focus providing technical expertise, training and application development for vehicle AOEM's. Acting as a liaison between 3M and our OEM customers, this position will be dependent on creating solid working relationships in order enhance 3M's position as a supplier for aftermarket solutions in the repair of their vehicles. Here you will make an impact by:

• Maintain technical relationships with global Automotive OEMs
• Drive the spec-in of Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) repair solutions with global AOEMs
• Working on new product introduction projects/teams
• Developing new systems and customer solutions
• Field testing and new product evaluations
• Developing value propositions for the products/systems
• Collecting and analyzing voice of customer data
• Developing and performing hands-on product demonstrations
• Developing competitive awareness and testing competitive products
• Developing technical communications packages
• Organizational skills in preparing for training
• Creating and enhancing presentations (PowerPoint and other computer skills)
• Other duties as assigned

Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Vocational/Trade/Technical diploma or Associates degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years or more of experience in a private, public, government or military environment in one or more of the following areas: research lab, application engineering, technical training and/or technical sales

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

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university
• Technical diploma in an automotive discipline
• 7+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: automotive OEM, automotive tier supplier, and/or automotive aftermarket
• Previous experience in technical service, technical training and/or technical sales
• "Can do/will do" attitude
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening and presentation)
• Ability to analyze, problem solve and implement solutions
• Excellent computer skills
• Innovation skills to generate new ideas or alternative solutions
• Ability to lead teams
• Effective formal and hands-on demonstration techniques

Work location:

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at our office in Maplewood, MN.

Travel:
May include up to 20% domestic

Relocation Assistance:
Is not authorized

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