Product Developer

3M•Maplewood, MN

1d•$164,612 - $201,193•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 Product Developer, 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: Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high impact innovative abrasives. Leveraging new technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products. Applying scientific and engineering knowledge to solve complex problems. Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and partnering with manufacturing to scale up to launched products. Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments. Strengthening 3M’s proprietary position through development of intellectual property. Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.
Eight (8) years of technology or product development experience with nonwovens, composites, and/or abrasives, in a private, public, government or military environment.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. with technical expertise in polymers, abrasives, or nonwovens.
Technical expertise in urethane, epoxy, or phenolic chemistries and chemicals.
Comfort in hands-on experimentation, working with wet chemistries, and coating and web handling equipment in the lab and at manufacturing scale.
Experience in technology or product development, including phase-gate commercialization processes and prior successful demonstration of scale-up to manufacturing scale.
Experience in IP generation and strategy.
Ability to self-initiate, develop, direct, and complete projects with significant impact to 3M.
Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments) and use of analytical techniques in experimentation.
Record of effective cross-functional team collaboration.
Skills include excellent written and verbal communication, networking, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high impact innovative abrasives.
Leveraging new technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products.
Applying scientific and engineering knowledge to solve complex problems.
Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and partnering with manufacturing to scale up to launched products.
Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments.
Strengthening 3M’s proprietary position through development of intellectual property.
Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.