3M is seeking an Application Engineer for the Consumer Business Group to focus on Home Improvement Portfolios, specifically Command and Mounting Solutions. The role involves customer-facing activities such as global training, product demonstration, NPI participation, competitive testing, field evaluation, and complaint resolution, requiring an independent and creative individual to manage application engineering activities, identify gaps and solutions, and support sales and marketing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
- Five (5) years of combined experience working in a laboratory and/or technical service/application engineering environment in a private, public, government or military environment
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
- Experience in tapes and adhesives technologies.
- Experience with New Product Development (NPI) and/or Engineering working in conjunction with customers and other internal partners (cross-functional teams).
- Microsoft Office and Minitab or Statistical Analysis tool proficient.
Responsibilities
- Managing Application Engineering activities.
- Works on mapping key processes, identifying gaps and solutions using 3M technologies.
- Conducting competitive analysis.
- Contributing with insights, partnering with Industry Experts, leading product field evaluations, developing and delivering customer training, as a team member in New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
- Supporting sales and marketing organizations with internal/external training, on-going technical coaching and with proactive sharing of product and application processes know-how.
- Creating easy to understand demo tools for sales reps and customers to show 3M product benefits and differentiation.
- Authoring Digital and other training materials.
Other
- This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
- This position requires an independent, creative individual who can operate in a changing environment.
- Successful record of global interaction, excellent technical presentation skills, interpersonal abilities
- Strong skills in oral and written communications, complex problem identification and solution development
- Work well in a team environment and able to handle changing project priorities.
