Application Engineering Specialist - Aerospace & Defense
About The Position
Job Description: Job Title Application Engineering Specialist – Aerospace & Defense 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 an Application Engineer – Aerospace & Defense , 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: Building technical relationships across key customers in the aerospace Defense, Space, and/or MRO segments Translating customer needs into potential 3M solutions Connecting 3M technology to customer needs Understanding customer technology adoption and commercialization process and aligning 3M internal processes Providing application support and training to customers, including in-person visits and product installations Building and managing a new product pipeline/roadmap for priority Defense, Space, and/or MRO accounts, including advocating for new product development when needed Delivering the technical components of product spec-in Collaborating internally with Sales/Marketing, Product Platforms, and central R&D teams on technology and capability development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
- Eight (8) years of application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or other similar role translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria in a private, public, government, or military environment
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Nice To Haves
- Masters’s or Ph.D. degree in a science or engineering discipline
- More than ten (10) years of application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or other similar role translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria in a private, public, government or military environment
- Comprehensive knowledge of aerospace defense, MRO, and Space industry materials, technologies, processes, and specifications
- Direct experience working in the military, at a national lab, with Defense primes, with Space technology companies, within the MRO market, or with enabling technology companies and demonstrated understanding of Defense, Space, and/or MRO technology ecosystem
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex problems and identify innovative solutions
- Project management experience
Responsibilities
- Building technical relationships across key customers in the aerospace Defense, Space, and/or MRO segments
- Translating customer needs into potential 3M solutions
- Connecting 3M technology to customer needs
- Understanding customer technology adoption and commercialization process and aligning 3M internal processes
- Providing application support and training to customers, including in-person visits and product installations
- Building and managing a new product pipeline/roadmap for priority Defense, Space, and/or MRO accounts, including advocating for new product development when needed
- Delivering the technical components of product spec-in
- Collaborating internally with Sales/Marketing, Product Platforms, and central R&D teams on technology and capability development
Benefits
- 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.
- Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
