Description
As an Advanced Specialist Product Engineer – Thermionic Cathodes for Vacuum Electron Tubes at 3M, you will lead product engineering activities for the Thermionic Cathodes portfolio, supporting existing products, product improvements, design changes, Change Management projects, and new product launches.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading product engineering activities for the Thermionic Cathodes portfolio, including new cathode design, product support, product advancement projects, and supervision of the design engineering team.
- Partnering closely with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Application Engineering, Quality, Business Supply Chain, Marketing, and Global Portfolio Strategy teams to support business priorities and successful product execution.
- Leading Change Management projects, including maintaining accurate records of technical activities, experiments, decisions, risks, recommendations, and outcomes.
- Supporting Application Engineering with product specification input for existing Thermionic Cathodes products, customer needs, and potential product adaptations.
- Overseeing prototype and pre-production builds, including test plans, technical requirements, documentation, and readiness for manufacturing scale-up.
- Collaborating with Process Engineering and Manufacturing Technology to define equipment needs for prototype, pre-production, and production-scale activities.
- Supporting manufacturing-led improvement projects focused on yield improvement, productivity gains, cost reduction, quality improvement, and product specification compliance.
- Providing technical leadership for projects related to product modification, process advancement, quality improvement, cost reduction, and new product introduction.
- Maintaining strong technical understanding of Thermionic Cathodes products, manufacturing processes, customer applications, and market needs.
- Supporting innovation through product improvements that create commercial advantage, reduce risk, improve quality, or increase customer satisfaction.
- Ensuring appropriate implementation of Trade Secret Protection Plans and export control product classifications.
- Promoting a safe and healthy work environment through EHS procedure implementation, employee training, ergonomic reviews, and safety compliance.
The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
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