# Global Manager, Application Engineering – Commercial Vehicles & Rail

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: Livonia, Michigan
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $188,251 - $230,084
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

As a Global Manager, Application Engineering – Commercial Vehicles & Rail at 3M, you will lead the global Application Engineering organization supporting Commercial Vehicles and Rail vertical businesses. This role involves ensuring strong technical engagement with customers worldwide, identifying application-level needs, translating customer and market insights into new product introduction (NPI) opportunities, and accelerating growth with OEM, Tier, fleet, operator, and ecosystem accounts across the Transportation & Energy businesses.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading a global team of field-, account-, and strategic-aligned Application Engineers

- Building strong technical relationships with OEMs, Tier suppliers, fleets, rail operators, and other ecosystem partners

- Translating global customer, application, and market insights into prioritized NPI opportunities and differentiated value propositions

- Identifying white-space opportunities for cross-selling, specification wins, and competitive displacement

- Driving consistent Application Engineering operating practices and capability development

- Leading customer interactions, including site visits, technical workshops, and commercialization support

The successful candidate will have:

- A Bachelor's degree or higher

- Seven years of experience in Application Engineering, product development, or technical service

- Experience in Commercial Vehicles, Rail, or adjacent transportation markets is preferred

- Demonstrated skills in global team leadership, talent development, executive customer engagement, and business acumen

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Livonia, MI. Travel may include up to 30% domestic and international travel.

The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 - $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and experience.

## Skills

### Required
- Application Engineering
- product development
- technical service
- global team leadership
- business acumen

### Nice to have
- Commercial Vehicles
- Rail
- OEM
- Tier suppliers
- fleet operator
- regulatory ecosystems

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