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3M

Senior Product Engineer – Expanded Beam Optics

3M

Product Engineer driving growth and customer collaboration in 3M’s Expanded Beam Optics Business. Leading projects in product optimization, quality improvement, and new application development.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeMaplewood • Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,127 - $151,710 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
  • 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 validating 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, owning 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

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
  • Four (4) years of combined product, materials, and/or process engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment
  • 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

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 reductionoptical laboratory equipmentLean Six SigmaDesign of Experiments (DOE)Statistical Analysisscaling up technology
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsproblem solvingprioritizationproject managementcollaborationinfluencemotivationteaching
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering