Application Engineering Specialist - Adhesives

Job Description: Application Engineering Specialist - Adhesives 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: The Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division is seeking an Application Engineering Specialist to support the growth and execution of 3M’s global Adhesives business by helping bring new products, insights, and customer solutions to market. Work includes engaging with customers and field sales to provide technical expertise including; gaining customer specific needs/opportunities/insights, performing product and application characterization, application development, and creating technical information. The role requires strong collaboration with product development, product engineering, and marketing and will be heavily focused on New Product Introduction programs. Key Responsibilities: • Lead voice of customer efforts to support new product development programs. • Identify and communicate future market trends and product needs for the adhesives business. • Support liquid adhesive dispensing and spray automation. • Creating new application demonstration tools. • Training customers, sales reps, and international colleagues. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) • Two (2) years of Application Engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment • Four (4) years laboratory environment experience in a private, public, government or military environment Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Polymer/Plastics Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution • Two (2) plus year experience working with adhesives • Proficient in adhesive test methods and quality systems • Experience in adhesive dispensing/automation equipment • Excellent organizational skills • Strong problem solving / troubleshooting skills • Strong people skills and ability to influence, collaborate, and work with cross-functional team • Self-directed and internally motivated with proven leadership skills Work location: • This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week in Maplewood, MN Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international Relocation: Not 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.  Chat with Max For assistance with searching through our current job openings or for more information about all things 3M, visit Max, our virtual recruiting assistant on 3M.com/careers. Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable ince