Product Developer
About The Position
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 chemical engineering or mechanical engineering to solve complex problems. Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scale up into manufacturing. Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments Strengthening 3M's proprietary position through development of intellectual property. Providing support to manufacturing organizations as needed to ensure product consistency and quality. Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in science or engineering (completed and verified prior to start)
- 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 in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or Materials Science (completed and verified prior to start)
- Two (2) years of laboratory experience in an academic, private, public, government, or military environment.
- Prior industry experience, with demonstration of new technology and/or product development.
- Hands-on, self-starter approach, with experience troubleshooting equipment and processes.
- Familiarity with design of experiments and statistical analysis
- Experience with development of test methods.
- Ability and desire to excel in a highly interdisciplinary, team-oriented work environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Software capability including data analytics software such as Python, R and/or cloud resources e.g AWS, Azure
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 chemical engineering or mechanical engineering to solve complex problems.
- Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scale up into manufacturing.
- Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments
- Strengthening 3M's proprietary position through development of intellectual property.
- Providing support to manufacturing organizations as needed to ensure product consistency and quality.
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
