3M is looking to develop high impact innovative abrasives by leveraging new technologies and solving complex problems using scientific knowledge.
Requirements
- Two (2) years of laboratory experience in an academic, private, public, government, or military environment.
- Experience in new technology and/or product development.
- Experience with continuous curing processes, photochemistry, and curable resin systems.
- Possess expertise equivalent to which would be obtained in an M.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Ceramics, or Materials Science & Engineering.
- Experience with various web/film coating processes in the lab and at manufacturing scale.
- Hands-on, self-starter approach, with experience troubleshooting equipment and processes.
- Familiarity with coated abrasive use and development.
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high impact innovative abrasives.
- Leveraging new technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products.
- Applying knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering, ceramics, or materials science & engineering to solve complex problems.
- Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scaling up into manufacturing.
- Applying technical and leadership skills to impact key projects.
- Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate, and teach other team members.
- Experience with creating and executing DOEs (design of experiments).
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.
- Record of effective cross-functional team collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).
- Microsoft Office proficient, Minitab or other statistical software is a plus.
- This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
