Global Robotic Systems Application Engineer

3M•Maplewood, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. As a Global Application Engineer supporting Abrasive Systems Division, you will lead efforts to drive growth through new product commercialization, new application development, and customer collaboration. You will leverage 3M to drive higher impact Customer Inspired Innovation (CII) programs through increased product specialization that complements application expertise. You will build compelling value propositions for effective commercialization. You will provide global coordination of field trials with lead customers and evaluate global competition practices. You will replicate and develop high impact product/market applications with a focus on new application development and efficient replication leveraging e-tools. You will use expertise and credibility to shape industry standards, practices, and regulations; harness insights from market and customer process expertise. You will deliver customer and market focused training through e-media. As a Robotics Application Engineer, 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 engineering and optimizing new robotic abrasive solutions for major automotive manufacturers, supporting the build, installation, start up and ongoing support at the customer site. You will troubleshoot challenges with the performance of robotic abrasive processes at customer sites. You will leverage our robotic laboratories to develop and prove viability of solutions for automating our customers’ processes. You will provide insight on customer needs as a member of 3M product development teams collaborating on new solution development. You will develop new methods to evaluate abrasive solution performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Science / Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
Three (3) years of combined robotics experience working with system design and integration, programming and/or application engineering in a private, public, government or military environment.
One (1) year of experience troubleshooting, testing, evaluating, optimizing conditions for industrial applications.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution (that includes robotics coursework or mechatronics curriculum).
Three (3) years of combined robotics experience working with equipment design, programming and/or application engineering.
Two (2) years of experience working with Automotive production, industrial or manufacturing customers.
Experience with DC electrical, I/O, Servo drive and motors logic and troubleshooting.
Robotic programming, software and driver logic knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities.
Comfortable working at a customer site, with critical installation deadlines.
Problem-solving interest and skills.
Proven analytical skills to consolidate, compare and validate qualitative and quantitative data.
Hands-on construction and fabrication experience.

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to drive growth through new product commercialization, new application development, and customer collaboration.
Build compelling value propositions for effective commercialization.
Provide global coordination of field trials with lead customers and evaluating global competition practices.
Replicate and develop high impact product/market applications with a focus on new application development and efficient replication leveraging e-tools.
Use expertise and credibility to shape industry standards, practices, and regulations; harness insights from market and customer process expertise.
Deliver customer and market focused training through e-media.
Engineer and optimize new robotic abrasive solutions for major automotive manufacturers, supporting the build, installation, start up and ongoing support at the customer site.
Troubleshoot challenges with the performance of robotic abrasive processes at customer sites.
Leverage robotic laboratories to develop and prove viability of solutions for automating customer processes.
Provide insight on customer needs as a member of 3M product development teams collaborating on new solution development.
Develop new methods to evaluate abrasive solution performance.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures and security standards while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.