Senior Research Engineer*

Job Description:

Job Title

Sr Research Engineer*

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 diversity 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

The person hired for this position will join the Personal Safety Division and will be part of a team of engineers and scientists who design and develop innovative and high-quality respiratory solutions for our customers to protect people. The materials developed by this team include the next generation of filter media as well as the personal protective equipment that uses this advanced filter media. As part of this world class team, you will have the opportunity to develop into a leader in the development and production of filtration media.

As a Sr Research Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most creative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Designing, developing, and commercializing new filtration media for respiratory applications.
• Developing sustainable particulate filtration technologies and materials for respiratory protection
• Developing understanding for, and work to optimize, filter media charging processes.
• Designing and carrying out studies, analyzing data and writing reports.
• Planning and managing work to meet project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Communicating progress and issues to key stakeholders to ensure alignment and support.
• Working with PSD product engineers, corporate materials and process experts, and business manufacturing engineers to bring a technology from the lab bench to full manufacturing implementation.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and assessing external-to-3M filtration technologies and filtration technology trends to ensure awareness of all relevant scientific, engineering, and product development work in this field.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in an engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited institution
• Two (2) years of experience in a chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science engineering in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a relevant field
• Five (5) years or more of experience in a chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science engineering
• Experience in filtration and processes to manufacture filtration media.
• Experience working with air or water filtration systems
• Experience with process technologies such as extrusion and blown microfiber processes

• Skilled in the art of efficient problem solving when minimal information is available.
• Understanding of intellectual property and internal drive to innovate

• Demonstrated scientific excellence as evidenced by publications and presentations.
• Candidate should have a "hands on, self-starter" orientation to their work, have broad interests and willingness to explore new areas well outside and around conventionally established chemistry, physics, materials or mechanical engineering roles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Travel:  May include up to 15% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance:  Is not authorized

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 (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
 
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
 
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.  The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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