Product Development Engineering Specialist Job Listing at 3M in Meriden, CT

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Title: Product Development Engineering Specialist
Location: Connecticut-MeridenFor 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.

3M is seeking a Product Development Engineering Specialistfor the 3M Purification Inc. Division.

Roles and Responsibilitiesinclude but are not limited to the following:

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Applies innovative and advanced technical skills to the conceptualization, design and development of new filtration & separation technologies / products for the Industrial markets.
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Responsible for the successful completion of projects that meet the technical and economic targets and product commercialization.
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Assumes leadership role for technical activities. Responsible to direct the efforts of other technical personnel (e.g. technicians, drafters, etc) to the successful completion of tasks.
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Leads multi-disciplinary project teams through the development process. Responsible for project planning and execution, as well as providing project status reports to Sr. Management.
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Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
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Interacts with customers/clients to better understand customer/client relations, customers or clients processes, and applications.
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May conduct training to customers and/or business teams.
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Continues to build technical knowledge by participation in Tech Forum, divisional activities or interactions with outside technical organizations.
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Managing intellectual property
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May review intellectual property positions at the business level, including proprietary advances, ROI's, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property. This will include documenting experimental data/observations in technical notebooks or electronic files.
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Other duties as assigned.
Relocation: Relocation is authorized for this opportunity within country per 3M’s plans.

Location and Travel: The position ofProduct Development Engineering Specialistwill be located in Meriden, CT and 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.
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Minimum of 3 years combined experience in process or product development in a manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications:

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Masters degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
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Minimum of one year experience working in the liquid filtration, separations and purification business.
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Track record of addressing customer’s technical problems.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Self driven with excellent organization and leadership skills.
About 3M

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