Product Development Specialist (Home Improvement)

3M

99d • $141,150 - $172,517

About The Position

As a Product Development Specialist, 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 leveraging expertise to advance technologies, develop product designs, and commercialize new products aligned to customer needs around the world. You will be formulating, developing, and commercializing new adhesives and new materials used in home improvement by DIYers and professionals, including spray adhesives, wall repair, Bondo fillers, abrasives, and tapes. You will collaborate with teams from the corporate research labs and our global lab peers on developing new product capabilities and applications to meet the global evolving home trends. Additionally, you will successfully scale formulas from bench to pilot line and to manufacturing, working with product engineers, business supply chain, third party manufacturing and quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science or a science discipline.
• Three (3) years of chemistry formulations research and development experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, and/or Polymer Chemistry.
• Five (5) years of Research and Development experience.
• Hands-on experience with adhesives and development.
• Demonstrated expertise in exploration of new products/platform work.
• Experience in compounding, coating, polymer processing, and analytical testing.

Responsibilities

• Leverage expertise to advance technologies and develop product designs.
• Commercialize new products aligned to customer needs.
• Formulate, develop, and commercialize new adhesives and materials.
• Collaborate with corporate research labs and global lab peers.
• Scale formulas from bench to pilot line and to manufacturing.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Accounts.
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Disability Benefits.
• Life Insurance.
• Voluntary Benefits.
• Paid Absences.
• Retirement Benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree