Product Engineer - Electronics (Indianapolis, IN)

3M•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 The person hired for this position will be part of a team of engineers responsible for supporting the manufacture, commercializing, and managing change in electronic Hearing Protection and Communication products. These exciting systems utilize various forms of electronics-based hardware, sensors and wireless technologies that enable our products to protect our customers from hazardous noise environments. The successful candidate should have a strong knowledge of electronics-based products/systems and interfacing software and must be current with technology trends. As an Electronics Product Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.

Requirements

Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering from an accredited institution (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).
Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum).
To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only.
Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.
All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M.
This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets.
It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned.
Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

Nice To Haves

Experience in product development and design of electronics-based products
Experience successfully translating customer requirements into design criteria and system specifications
Experience with wireless technologies and related device interactions, microprocessors, hardware design, firmware, sensors, electro-mechanical systems, design for electronics manufacturing
Experience with electro-acoustic design and validation
Experience fabricating prototypes to assess manufacturability
Broad awareness of global technology landscape
Understanding of fabrication methods and manufacturing techniques.
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Experience with test systems
Experience with low‑power system design for battery‑operated devices.
Experience designing and integrating accessories for two‑way radio communication systems.

Responsibilities

Supporting the manufacture and quality of the existing product portfolio
Managing projects to qualify alternate electronic components
Supporting the commercialization of new electronics/hardgoods designs
Helping translate customer requirements and business goals into tangible product designs and system requirements.
Serving as key team member.
Planning and managing work to meet project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
Serving as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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.