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Product Development Specialist*
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Texas, Austin
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What 3M Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $142k–$226k, median $184k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description: Product Development Specialist 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. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Product Development Specialist , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. 3M Electrical Markets Division (EMD) is seeking a creative, diligent, and collaborative product development engineer to lead and support product development initiatives from concept through commercialization. This role is responsible for applying technical expertise, customer insight, and structured product development practices to create differentiated solutions that meet business, market, regulatory, and manufacturing requirements. It requires broad technical knowledge as well as the ability to work with people from various functions and geographies. The ideal candidate is a passionate person who strives to bring new products to market, enjoys working with various technologies for various applications, takes pride in leading and completing projects with creativity and rigor, and is motivated by building relevant new business platforms and sustaining existing platforms. Here, you will make an impact by: • Translating customer needs and market requirements into technical product specifications. • Designing, planning, and executing experiments to evaluate materials, formulations, processes, or product performance. • Developing prototypes, conducting feasibility studies, and supporting scale-up activities. • Exploring and developing novel technologies/approaches to enable accelerated business growth and ensure competitiveness. • Travelling occasionally to manufacturing facilities to develop and validate material specifications and enable NPI commercialization. • Contributing to change management as it relates to product design changes driven by product modification, application development, life cycle management, product/quality improvement, supply changes, regulatory requirements, and cost reduction. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex problems and to apply/implement new or modified chemistries. • Reviewing and developing intellectual property at the business level, including proprietary advances, ROIs, patents, trade secrets, etc. Documenting experimental data and observations in technical notebooks or electronic files. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: • Master’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field AND three (3) years of experience in product development, materials development, process development, technical service, application engineering, or a related technical function. OR • Ph.D. (completed and verified prior to start) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field AND one (1) year of experience in product development, materials development, process development, technical service, application engineering, or a r