Description
The PhD Research & Development Intern will work on-site at 3M's facilities in Maplewood, MN or Austin, TX. As a PhD Research & Development Intern, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world and make an impact by:
- Leveraging expertise to support the development of new technologies and existing 3M products, businesses, and operations.
- Building your technical, communication, and leadership skills.
- Collaborating with other R&D functions across 3M to advance projects.
- Working on an assigned product/technology development or application/product engineering project.
- Leading and directing assigned projects towards advanced technical solutions.
- Documenting detailed experimental records in 3M electronic laboratory notebooks.
- Analyzing, interpreting, and communicating experimental results.
R&D internships are available in various areas, including:
- Corporate technology: Researchers work on developing new technologies and methods.
- Product engineering and development: Interns work on addressing challenges in existing products and developing new products.
- Digital science and engineering: Interns use and develop digital science tools to address research challenges.
To be successful in this role, you must be currently pursuing a PhD degree in science or engineering from an accredited institution. Additional qualifications include:
- Experience in machine learning, deep learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, software engineering, and/or applied mathematics.
- Strong scientific and technical acumen.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Leadership and networking skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Completed a minimum of Freshman Year (2 semesters) by the start of the internship.
- 6-12 months of practical laboratory experience.
- Hands-on experience in areas such as additive manufacturing, robotics, mechanical design, and/or hard goods.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure ML and/or AWS ML.
- Fluent in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C, C++, and/or R).
3M offers various benefits, including a housing and transportation stipend for eligible interns.