National Black MBA Association
Product Development Engineer
National Black MBA Association, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Product Development Engineer
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Supporting global and regional NPI efforts in scaling up and commercializing new tapes adhesives in consumer electronics industry.
Leading or supporting cross-functional teams to drive cost, quality, service and safety improvement projects and metrics as well as problem-solving projects.
Managing documentation of change management for key projects and tasks, including Product and Process Understanding (PPU), Product and Process Experiments (PPE), Management of Change Requests (MOC), participating in quality investigations, CAPAs, and any other operational changes or tasks that need to be executed.
Determining cost savings and supply chain improvement opportunities and helps prioritize within the product sub teams.
Supporting the quality team in reducing customer complaints, improving the cost of poor quality, and help investigate and mitigate unexpected issues as they arise.
Supporting the manufacturing plants in their effort to resolve safety issues and preventively work to make the production areas safer and eliminate lost time incidents.
Helping develop long-term strategies for support of various operational activities and priorities.
Willingness to be on-call in the event of severe service or quality issues.
Other duties as assigned.
Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
Four (4) years of experience in a private, public, government, or military environment in one of more of the following areas: gathering material process data, computer added design, product information, or material property information in a private, public, government or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, from an accredited institution.
Experience in one or more of the following: coating and drying of films, mixing operations (including high shear processes), process optimization, unit cost modeling, other manufacturing processes.
Experience utilizing statistical tools in problem solving.
Utilization of the Six Sigma methodology.
Experience on New Product Development and/or Commercialization Teams.
Experience with Quality Improvement and/or Cost Reduction projects.
Work location
Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel May include up to 20% domestic/international.
Relocation May be authorized.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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.
Applicable to US Applicants Only The expected compensation range for this position is $122,292 - $149,468, 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.
Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 10/30/2025 To 11/29/2025 Or until filled.
All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.
Pay & Benefits Overview https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/
EEO Statement 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.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Supporting global and regional NPI efforts in scaling up and commercializing new tapes adhesives in consumer electronics industry.
Leading or supporting cross-functional teams to drive cost, quality, service and safety improvement projects and metrics as well as problem-solving projects.
Managing documentation of change management for key projects and tasks, including Product and Process Understanding (PPU), Product and Process Experiments (PPE), Management of Change Requests (MOC), participating in quality investigations, CAPAs, and any other operational changes or tasks that need to be executed.
Determining cost savings and supply chain improvement opportunities and helps prioritize within the product sub teams.
Supporting the quality team in reducing customer complaints, improving the cost of poor quality, and help investigate and mitigate unexpected issues as they arise.
Supporting the manufacturing plants in their effort to resolve safety issues and preventively work to make the production areas safer and eliminate lost time incidents.
Helping develop long-term strategies for support of various operational activities and priorities.
Willingness to be on-call in the event of severe service or quality issues.
Other duties as assigned.
Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
Four (4) years of experience in a private, public, government, or military environment in one of more of the following areas: gathering material process data, computer added design, product information, or material property information in a private, public, government or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, from an accredited institution.
Experience in one or more of the following: coating and drying of films, mixing operations (including high shear processes), process optimization, unit cost modeling, other manufacturing processes.
Experience utilizing statistical tools in problem solving.
Utilization of the Six Sigma methodology.
Experience on New Product Development and/or Commercialization Teams.
Experience with Quality Improvement and/or Cost Reduction projects.
Work location
Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel May include up to 20% domestic/international.
Relocation May be authorized.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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.
Applicable to US Applicants Only The expected compensation range for this position is $122,292 - $149,468, 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.
Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 10/30/2025 To 11/29/2025 Or until filled.
All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.
Pay & Benefits Overview https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/
EEO Statement 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.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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