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3M

Senior Product Engineer – Expanded Beam Optics

3M

Senior Product Engineer at 3M optimizing interconnect products and leading engineering projects with innovative professionals worldwide. Driving product improvement and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeAustin • Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,127 - $151,710 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Optimizing interconnect products 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 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

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (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 in mechanical engineering or related science 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
  • Experience with scaling up technology and/or products to large scale manufacturing, especially injection molding
  • 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

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Disability Benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Paid Absences
  • Retirement Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools
product engineeringmaterials engineeringprocess engineeringquality improvementcost reductiondesign modificationsscaling up technologyinjection moldingLean Six SigmaDesign of Experiments
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsproblem-solvingprioritizationproject managementcollaborationinfluencemotivationteaching
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree