Product Developer - 3M

Job Description:

Product Developer

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 diversity 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
As a Product Developer, 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:

• Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high-impact innovative abrasive products to support Coated Portfolio business.
• Leveraging 3M technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products.
• Applying knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering, or material science to solve complex problems.
• Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scale up into manufacturing.
• Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments
• Strengthening 3M’s proprietary position through development of intellectual property.
• Providing support to manufacturing organizations as needed to ensure product consistency and quality.
• Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.   
• Ten (10) years of combined experience in research & development (including undergraduate research, M.S. and Ph.D., internship research or development, etc.) in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Possess expertise equivalent to which would be obtained in a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Textiles Engineering, or Materials Science & Engineering.
• Working knowledge of chemistry and coatability of resins and/or polymers. 
• Experience with precision web/film coating processes in the lab and at manufacturing scale.
• Knowledge of textiles and industrial textile, paper, or non-woven chemical treatments.
• Experience with various analytical instrumentation such as optical microscopy.
• Proven record of effective global cross-functional collaboration and team leadership though technology deployment and product commercialization.
• Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments).
• Ability to self-initiate, develop, direct, and complete projects with significant impact to 3M.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).
• Microsoft Office proficient, Minitab or other statistical software is a plus.

Work location: On-siteMaplewood

Travel:May include up to 10% domestic/international

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).

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $137,439 - $167,981, 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. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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