Product Engineer

Overview

Job Title
Product Engineer

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Mers around the world. 3M offers a broad range of technologies and products, providing opportunities to collaborate with curious, creative colleagues and grow your career. 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 Engineer for 3M’s Abrasive Systems Division, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. You will make an impact by:

• Optimizing products by driving Product and Process Understanding (PPU) efforts, leading strategic raw material substitution projects and supporting cost reduction projects
• Ensuring consistent product performance and stability of existing products by leading product improvement projects as needed
• Maintaining product standards and specifications, owning claims substantiation process
• Leading or supporting change management processes and validating product performance for changes in formulation, process or raw materials
• Driving scale-up activities as a core team member for new product introductions
• Developing and implementing product control plans
• Collaborating with cross functional teams (product development, application engineering, business, manufacturing and quality teams), global laboratories and manufacturing sites
• Utilizing strong communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members

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 discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Experience in manufacturing and/or process or product engineering in a private, public, government or military environment
• Current, valid Driver’s License

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

• Master's degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution
• Two (2) combined years experience gathering product information and/or setting specifications and/or developing test methods and/or translating to product requirements in a private, public, government or military environment
• Experience working in Quality and/or Manufacturing/Production and/or Product Development and/or Engineering in a private, public, government or military environment
• Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing
• Prioritization
  
  Skills:
  
  ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects with critical deadlines
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change

Work location: On-site at 3M Center in Maplewood, MN (minimum four days per week).

Travel: Up to 30% domestic

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized

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

3M offers programs to support well-being and competitive pay and benefits. See 3M’s benefits information and ensure compliance with safety and environmental policies.

Note: This description contains statements about compensation ranges and benefits. Specific offers are based on factors including knowledge, training, skills, location and experience.