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Global Robotic Systems Application Engineer

3M Maplewood, MN On-site senior full-time

Salary

$124,127 - $151,710 per year

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Description

As a Global Application Engineer supporting Abrasive Systems Division, you will lead efforts to drive growth through new product commercialization, new application development, and customer collaboration.

You will make an impact by:

  • Engineering and optimizing new robotic abrasive solutions for major automotive manufacturers, supporting the build, installation, start-up, and ongoing support at the customer site
  • Troubleshooting challenges with the performance of robotic abrasive processes at customer sites
  • Leveraging our robotic laboratories to develop and prove viability of solutions for automating our customers' processes
  • Providing insight on customer needs as a member of 3M product development teams collaborating on new solution development
  • Developing new methods to evaluate abrasive solution performance

To set you up for success in this role, 3M requires:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a Science/Engineering discipline from an accredited institution
  • Three (3) years of combined robotics experience working with system design and integration, programming, and/or application engineering in a private, public, government, or military environment
  • One (1) year of experience troubleshooting, testing, evaluating, optimizing conditions for industrial applications

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Experience with DC electrical, I/O, Servo drive, and motors logic and troubleshooting
  • Robotic programming, software, and driver logic knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities
  • Comfortable working at a customer site, with critical installation deadlines
  • Problem-solving interest and skills
  • Proven analytical skills to consolidate, compare, and validate qualitative and quantitative data
  • Hands-on construction and fabrication experience

The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially.

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