Senior Adhesive Product Engineer - Expanded Beam Optics
About the role
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role section outlines the opportunities and responsibilities within the role.
Responsibilities
- Optimizing interconnect products, adhesive, and ferrules by driving Product and Process Understanding (PPU) efforts, leading strategic projects like raw material substitution, quality improvement, or cost reduction projects
- Leading/supporting change management process and validating product performance for changes in design, process or raw materials through test plan generation and execution using optical laboratory equipment
- Ensuring product performance and stability of existing products by leading product improvement projects through design modifications, as needed
- Driving scale-up activities as a core team member for new product introductions
- Maintaining product standards and specifications, owning claims substantiation process
- Collaborating with cross functional teams (product development, application engineering, business, manufacturing and quality teams), global laboratories and manufacturing sites
- Utilizing strong communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering field (completed and verified prior to start)
- Four (4) years or more of combined product, materials, and/or process engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment
- Master's degree or higher studying chemistry, physics, or optics or related discipline from an accredited institution (preferred)
- Experience working in Quality and/or Manufacturing/Production and/or Product Development and/ or Engineering in a private, public, government or military environment supporting connectors and/or optical connectors or optical ferrules (preferred)
- Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially optical materials (preferred)
- Hands-on problem solving mind set using laboratory equipment (preferred)
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that critical deadlines are met without compromising quality (preferred)
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis (preferred)
Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher studying chemistry, physics, or optics or related discipline from an accredited institution (preferred)
- Experience working in Quality and/or Manufacturing/Production and/or Product Development and/ or Engineering in a private, public, government or military environment supporting connectors and/or optical connectors or optical ferrules (preferred)
- Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially optical materials (preferred)
- Hands-on problem solving mind set using laboratory equipment (preferred)
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that critical deadlines are met without compromising quality (preferred)
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis (preferred)
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Problem-solving mindset
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects
- Experience with laboratory equipment
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis
Benefits
The benefits package includes:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Roth and Traditional 401(k) Plans
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
Schedule
This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week in office in Maplewood, MN.
Relocation Assistance
Not authorized
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Applicable to US Applicants Only
The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, 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/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range
06/23/2026 To 07/23/2026 Or until filled
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Pay & Benefits Overview
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/