Product Developer

3M•Maplewood, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

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 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 knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering, ceramics, or materials science & engineering to solve complex problems. Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scaling up into manufacturing. Applying technical and leadership skills to impact key projects. 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 is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
Two (2) years of laboratory experience in an academic, 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

Possess expertise equivalent to which would be obtained in an M.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Ceramics, or Materials Science & Engineering.
Experience in new technology and/or product development.
Experience with various web/film coating processes in the lab and at manufacturing scale.
Prior successful demonstration of scale-up of products and technologies to manufacturing scale.
Experience with development of test methods.
Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments).
Familiarity with coated abrasive use and development.
Experience with continuous curing processes, photochemistry, and curable resin systems.
Adhesive selection and processing experience.
Familiarity with plating chemistries.
Hands-on, self-starter approach, with experience troubleshooting equipment and processes.
Record of effective cross-functional team collaboration.
Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).
Microsoft Office proficient, Minitab or other statistical software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high impact innovative abrasives.
Leveraging new technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products.
Applying knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering, ceramics, or materials science & engineering to solve complex problems.
Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scaling up into manufacturing.
Applying technical and leadership skills to impact key projects.
Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate, and teach other team members.

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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