Senior Product Reliability Engineer - Expanded Beam Optics
About the role
The role of Product Engineer in 3M’s Expanded Beam Optics Business provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative professionals worldwide, drive growth, and make a significant impact through customer collaboration, new application development, and product commercialization.
Responsibilities
- Optimize 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
- Lead/support change management process and validate product performance for changes in design, process or raw materials through test plan generation and execution using optical laboratory equipment
- Ensure product performance and stability of existing products by leading product improvement projects through design modifications, as needed
- Drive scale-up activities as a core team member for new product introductions
- Maintain product standards and specifications, own claims substantiation process
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product development, application engineering, business, manufacturing and quality teams), global laboratories and manufacturing sites
- Utilize 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
- Master's degree or higher studying 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
- Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially optical materials
- Hands-on problem-solving mindset 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 (preferred)
Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher studying 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
- Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially optical materials
- Hands-on problem-solving mindset 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 (preferred)
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Problem-solving mindset
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with laboratory equipment
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Analysis
Benefits
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. 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.).
Pay & Benefits
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.).
Supporting Your Well-being
To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 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
Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M. Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.