# Product Development Specialist

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: Maplewood, MN
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $145,676 - $178,049
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

As a Product Development Specialist at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative people around the world and make an impact by contributing to complex technical projects, leading mechanical modeling efforts, and engaging with key customers.

Responsibilities:

- Contribute to and coordinate complex technical projects developing new optical mechanical solutions

- Lead mechanical modeling efforts to develop fundamental understanding of adhesive and thin film mechanics in optical system product development

- Engage with Key Customers to understand technical challenges and identify techniques to develop first principle theoretical models

- Coordinate test method development and laboratory experiments to validate materials performance in system models

- Provide technical guidance to materials developers on critical materials performance characteristics

- Generate intellectual property positions, including invention submissions, patents, and 3M trade secrets

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline

- Five years of experience in mechanical modeling and applied mechanics

Preferred qualifications:

- Master's degree or higher in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Material Science

- Demonstrated experience in mechanical modeling and analysis

- Experience working with adhesive and/or soft materials modeling

- Excellent aptitude in mechanical fundamentals and strong interpersonal skills

Benefits:

- Competitive pay and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings accounts, and retirement benefits

- Relocation assistance may be authorized

- Up to 15% domestic/international travel may be required

## Skills

### Required
- mechanical modeling
- applied mechanics
- optical system product development

### Nice to have
- adhesive and soft materials modeling
- mechanical stresses
- optical system performance

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