3M

Product Engineer Specialist

US, Minnesota, Maplewood Full time

Job Description:

Product Engineer 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

As a Product Engineer Specialist , 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:

  • Expanding and managing our product and process understanding for assigned products
  • Leading product changes and supporting process changes. Ensuring they are carried out with full knowledge of the implications and according to change control procedures
  • Supporting the manufacturing plants in raw material changes, dual sourcing, cost saving and supply interruption prevention projects protecting a large global business
  • Creating, reviewing, approving and owning product standards and test methods to support customer requirements.  Driving common product standards across global sites, working with product support teams in other regions
  • Assisting the plants with complaint resolution and reduction projects as needed.  Using root cause analysis to identify failure modes
  • Supporting new product development teams to ensure a stable supply chain is established that delivers consistent customer value. 
  • 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:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

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

  • Four (4) years combined product and/or process engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Four (4) years of statistical analysis experience or pressure sensitive adhesives experience.
  • Experience collaborating with laboratory and manufacturing colleagues in other regions of the world

Work location:

  • Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international

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

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

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