Senior Product Developer

Job Description:

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 its 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 Youll Make in this Role

As a Senior 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:

+ Utilizing knowledge of ceramic engineering to identify, initiate, and plan research and development projects to improve abrasive materials or abrasive products of high priority to the organization.

+ 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 3Ms 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 requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

+ Possess a PhD degree (completed and verified prior to start) in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university

+ Five (5) years of combined experience in research & development in a private, public, government or military environment

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

+ Ph.D. in Materials Science or Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, or Ceramic Engineering.

+ Minimum five (5) years of experience in inorganic or ceramic materials research, development and engineering.

+ Strong background in the characterization of inorganic or ceramic materials related to the understanding of the physical properties of materials such as hardness, toughness, microstructure and crystal structure and their behavior in various product applications.

+ Ability to self-initiate, develop, direct, and complete projects with significant impact to 3M.

+ Proven record of effective teamwork.

+ Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments) and using data science and analytic techniques in experimentation.

+ Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).

+ Microsoft Office proficient, Minitab or other statistical software is a plus.

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.

Chat with Max

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, 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 candidates 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: