Senior Product Engineer - Expanded Beam Optics

About the role

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role:

• Optimizing interconnect products 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 of combined product, materials, and/or process engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher studying chemistry, physics, or optics or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• 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.
• Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially optical materials or coatings.
• Hands-on problem solving mind set using laboratory equipment.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that critical deadlines are met without compromising quality.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

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.

Pay & Benefits

Pay & Benefits Overview:

• 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.).

Application Instructions

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.).

Equal Opportunity Employer

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.