Application Engineer Specialist

Job Title: Application Engineer Specialist

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(n) Application Engineer 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:

• Developing an in-depth understanding of the customers EMI shielding and grounding needs that are required for them to achieve their device performance goals. Device performance attributes include areas such as how 3M EMI solutions can improve grounding, EMI shielding, and antenna and IC system performance while meeting FCC EMI compliance. Developing robust data packages and guiding customer selection on material solutions. Recognizing gaps in the 3M EMI materials performance versus customer’s current or future needs and driving the need to develop new conductive materials.
• Building an opportunity pipeline by mapping customer device technology roadmaps, identifying critical needs for EMI solutions and translating into target EMI material property attributes.  Driving cross functional collaboration with 3M stakeholders to develop and commercialize EMI solutions to enable the customer roadmap. Understanding customer build schedules to position 3M solutions to meet customer timelines and tracking feedback through the customer and their supply chain.
• Fostering global collaboration across 3M worldwide EMI labs to align 3M material solutions with end user applications.
• Generating and protecting 3M intellectual property through developing patent strategies, innovating new concepts, and filing of patent applications. 

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of customer interactions with focus on application or materials development for EMI solutions in consumer electronics in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Physics at an accredited institution
• Dual Major Bachelor’s: Electrical engineering or Chemical engineering with Physics (or substantial coursework in Physics)
• Five (5) years of application or materials development for EMI solutions in consumer electronic in a private, public, government or military environment
• Skills include
  • Translating EMI application requirements into material attributes and developing test methodology to validate material performance.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including R&D, manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with global customers and internal teams.

Work location:

• 3M Headquarters in Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 40% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

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. 

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