I3 - Product Development Engineer (Shape Memory Materials Technology Platform) Job Listing at 3M in Maplewood, MN

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Title: I3 - Product Development Engineer (Shape Memory Materials Technology Platform)
Location: Minnesota-MaplewoodFor more than 100 years, 3M has been a company that delivers both sustainable growth and consistent results. Today is no exception. We are making great progress toward inventing a new future for 3M - a future of faster growth and increased competitiveness, while continuing to deliver superior results.

Job Summary:

The Product Development Engineerwill support the commercialization of high impact, new product programs. Responsibilities for this role include building advanced understanding of materials and process technologies that will drive successful new product commercialization programs. Material characterization of unique polymeric/inorganic composite materials will be completed to support laboratory development and pilot plant development trials.

Be part of an exciting new business opportunity at 3M, as we use our vast array of technology solutions to develop innovative, new-to-the world product solutions for our customers.

3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division (IATD), 3M's largest operating division, provides a multitude of innovative adhesive solutions to high growth market spaces. IATD continues to reinvigorate a 50 year old business into a stronger growth engine for 3M. We are focused on building innovative solutions, driving customer intimacy, and delivering solutions to solve customer's design challenges. We have an energized team and a global network to meet the needs of both multinational and local customers.

3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division is seeking a Product Development Engineer located in Maplewood, MN

Roles and Responsibilitiesinclude but are not limited to the following:

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Participate in global cross functional NPI project teams supporting the commercialization of new shape memory polymer technologies into the electronics and metal fabrication markets.
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Lead material characterization efforts to build a fundamental understanding of the material – process- property relationships.
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Collaborate with laboratory, sales, marketing, manufacturing and quality functions to build a robust product solution that meets the key customer requirements.
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Prototyping and building new product concepts will be required to build initial understanding of the product capability.
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Interact with Corporate Research Labs to collaborate and transfer key technologies/measurement techniques.
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Other duties as assigned.

Relocation: Relocation is authorized within country for this opportunity per 3M policies.

Location: The person hired for the position ofProduct Development Engineer will be located in Maplewood, MNand thisposition may include up to 10% travel.
Basic Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
Preferred Qualifications:

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Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, or Material Science from an accredited university.
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Experience with new product commercialization including a track record of successful commercialization’s.
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Innovative, resourceful, organized, and experienced self starter.
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Collaborative interpersonal style.
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Excellent hand written and oral communication skills with analytical problem solving ability.
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Ability to manage and investigate new technology areas with confidence.
About 3M

3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division (IATD), 3M's largest operating division, provides a multitude of innovative adhesive solutions to high growth market spaces. IATD continues to reinvigorate a 50 year old business into a stronger growth engine for 3M. We are focused on building innovative solutions, driving customer intimacy, and delivering solutions to solve customer's design challenges. We have an energized team and a global network to meet the needs of both multinational and local customers.

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $27 billion in sales, 3M employs about 80,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries. For more information, visitwww.3m.com/careers or follow @3MNews on Twitter.