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Application Engineer - Defense Segment

3M Maplewood, Minnesota Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$145,676 - $178,049 per year

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Description

As an Application Engineer – Aerospace & Defense, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.

You will make an impact by:

  • Building strong technical relationships with defense primes, subsystem suppliers, platform integrators, government laboratories, and Department of Defense organizations
  • Partnering with customers to understand mission and platform requirements and identify opportunities for 3M technologies across survivability, thermal management, EMI management, structural bonding, and electronics material applications
  • Leading technical engagement activities that drive product specification, qualification, and adoption within customer programs
  • Serving as the voice of the customer by translating application needs into product requirements and development opportunities
  • Understanding customer technology adoption and commercialization process and aligning 3M internal processes to support successful implementation

You will also provide technical consultation, training, and application support through customer visits, design reviews, testing activities, field evaluations, and product demonstrations.

Additionally, you will develop and manage a pipeline of growth opportunities within strategic Defense accounts, including identifying emerging mission needs, modernization priorities, and technology trends.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
  • Five (5) years of application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or role translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria in a private, public, government or military environment

Benefits

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Masters's or Ph.D. degree in a science or engineering discipline
  • Experience as a Materials & Processes (M&P) Engineer
  • Materials Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Manufacturing Engineer

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://3m.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Search/job/US-Minnesota-Maplewood/Application-Engineer---Defense-Segment_R01168009

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