# Optics Research Scientist

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: Maplewood, MN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $124,127 - $151,710
**Category**: Research
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

As an Optics Research Scientist at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative people around the world and make an impact by leveraging your expertise to develop and advance optical materials technologies. You will work on developing capabilities and applications that use scientific, mathematical, and computational skills, and engage with 3M's international laboratories for technology and product transfers.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and advance optical materials technologies for new product commercialization opportunities

- Protect 3M intellectual property through patent applications and conference presentations

- Collaborate with research teams from Corporate Research and Business Labs

- Engage with 3M's international laboratories for technology and product transfers

Requirements:

- Ph.D. in Optical Sciences, Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related science or engineering discipline

- Experience with software tools for optical modeling and simulation

- Experience with CAD software and component design

Additional qualifications:

- Experience working with optical materials such as fiber optics, photonics, or optoelectronics

- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

- Demonstrated work-related leadership ability and accomplishments

- Familiarity with optical interconnect industry, key issues, major players, and trends

Benefits:

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

- Relocation assistance may be authorized

- Up to 10% domestic/international travel may be required

## Skills

### Required
- Optical Sciences
- Physics
- Materials Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD software
- optical modeling and simulation

### Nice to have
- fiber optics
- photonics
- optoelectronics
- written and oral communication skills
- leadership ability
- optical interconnect industry

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