Senior Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics

3M•Livonia, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead 3M’s global Application Engineering organization for Electrical Architecture & Electronics (EA&E), supporting Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail, including automotive display films. The role shapes system-level strategy, strengthens technical engagement with OEMs and Tier suppliers worldwide, translates customer and market insights into scalable solution architectures and new product introduction (NPI) opportunities, and accelerates growth across the Transportation business. The manager leads field-, account-, and strategic-aligned Application Engineers and works closely with the Customer Solutions Architect to develop the EA&E technology and solution roadmap, modular platform-based solution architectures, prioritized NPI opportunities, and cross-portfolio growth programs. The role also engages customers early in platform definition and pre-RFQ activity, leads global technical interactions for automotive display films, and helps direct R&D investment, technology incubation, portfolio choices, and global team operating practices. This position follows an on-site model, requiring at least four days per week at the 3M Center in Livonia, Michigan. Travel may include up to 30% domestic and international travel. Relocation may be authorized. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employment-visa sponsorship. The expected compensation range for U.S. applicants is $221,591–$270,834, including base pay and variable incentive pay if eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting.
At least seven years of experience in Application Engineering, systems engineering, product development, or technical service in a customer-facing technical field.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
Ten or more years of customer-facing technical experience, with demonstrated success converting customer insights into growth opportunities.
Experience leading technical teams, programs, or customer engagements across multiple countries or regions.
Deep knowledge of automotive electrical/electronic architecture, electronics systems, and evolving vehicle technology trends, including experience engaging OEM and Tier engineering organizations.
Experience with automotive displays, display films, optical materials, human-machine interfaces, or adjacent interior electronics applications.
Demonstrated skills in global team leadership, talent development, executive customer engagement, business acumen, technology strategy, and NPI execution.

Responsibilities

Lead a global team of field-, account-, and strategic-aligned Application Engineers supporting EA&E customers and growth priorities across Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail.
Partner with the Customer Solutions Architect to identify and drive focus areas for the global EA&E technology and solution roadmap, translating industry megatrends, customer needs, and system-level insights into prioritized, differentiated end-to-end solutions.
Build technical relationships with automotive OEMs, Tier suppliers, engineering organizations, manufacturing sites, and ecosystem partners, engaging early in platform definition and pre-RFQ activity.
Lead global customer and technical interactions for automotive display films, working with OEMs and Tier suppliers to identify needs, influence specifications, enable application development, and accelerate commercialization.
Partner with the Customer Solutions Architect to develop modular, platform-based EA&E solution architectures that can be reused across customers, regions, vehicle platforms, and product lines.
Translate global customer, application, and market insights into prioritized NPI opportunities, differentiated value propositions, and cross-portfolio growth programs.
Identify and prioritize opportunities in future E/E architectures, electronics integration, and automotive displays, including specification wins, platform expansion, competitive displacement, partnerships, and potential M&A needs.
Influence R&D investment priorities, technology incubation, and portfolio choices to deliver first-to-market concepts and unlock revenue opportunities.
Drive consistent Application Engineering operating practices, capability development, resource prioritization, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across global and regional teams.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.