Product Development Specialist

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

Join our team and make an impact as a Product Development Specialist.  In this role, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Developing new products and product platforms to maintain and expand 3M’s aerospace film portfolio to enable business growth and further our competitive position in the marketplace
• Commercializing new products aligned to global customer needs in collaboration with customers and cross-functional teams
• Developing a strong understanding of our customer/market needs especially as it relates to regulatory standards and critical to quality metrics
• Collaborating with research teams from across 3M, in industry, and in academia to develop new technology, product, and manufacturing capabilities
• Identifying and leveraging external interactions to identify and anticipate industry trends that will accelerate technology and product development
• Initiating and contributing to the development of Intellectual Property and IP strategies

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 from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years of product development, process engineering, or laboratory research in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Masters or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Polymer Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science from an accredited institution

• Experience developing thermoplastic and thermoset film, coating and adhesive products of a variety of compositions including urethane, epoxy, acrylic, etc.
• Experience in multiple manufacturing processes including extrusion and coating
• Familiarity, and preferably experience, with aerospace composite manufacturing techniques and modeling/simulation processes
• Experience in regulated product categories with expertise in product risk assessments, failure mode analysis, and product reliability
• Proven track record through publications, conference presentations, and/or published IP
• Collaborative interpersonal style with leadership and networking skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent technical presentation skills and oral communication skills 

Work location:  On site at 3M Center at Maplewood, MN (at least 4 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international travel

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

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

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum.

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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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