Application Engineer, High-Speed Interconnects

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $145,676–$178,049 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago

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This role $162k

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3M is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate producing thousands of products across healthcare, safety, electronics, transportation, and consumer goods. Industry: Diversified Manufacturing

3M currently has 48 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Application Engineer, High-Speed Interconnects

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As a Customer Facing Application Engineer – High-Speed Interconnects at 3M, you will serve as the technical liaison between the company and customers for high-speed interconnect solutions, focusing on optical fiber technologies. Your responsibilities include supporting customer design-in activities, providing technical consultation, driving product adoption by understanding customer needs, collaborating with internal teams to influence future product direction, and leading technical discussions and demonstrations. You will also develop test plans, resolve field issues, contribute to documentation, and monitor industry trends in optical fiber interconnects and high-speed data communication. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree or higher, three years of experience in customer-facing roles, and strong knowledge of optical fiber interconnects, transceiver connectivity, and copper interconnects for high-speed systems. Experience with laboratory test equipment and data center architecture is also required.

Skills

optical fiber interconnects fiber optics for communications systems copper interconnects data center systems architecture networking AI infrastructure high-performance computing environments industry standards qualification requirements test methods laboratory test equipment performance characterization technical presentations communication skills cross-functional teams

What you'll do

Provide technical consultation on product selection and system integration for high-speed interconnect solutions.
Support customer design-in activities for fiber optic connectivity and optical transport systems.
Drive adoption by understanding customer architectures and next-generation roadmap needs.
Lead technical discussions, demonstrations, and evaluations involving optical and copper interconnects.
Assist in resolving field issues through hands-on problem-solving and cross-functional coordination.
Develop test plans and analyze results to ensure customer requirements are met with validated data.
Contribute to technical documentation and training materials for product deployment support.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
Three years of experience in customer-facing technical roles
Two years of experience with high-speed interconnect technologies (optical fiber and/or copper)
Strong knowledge of optical fiber interconnects, transceiver connectivity, and data center infrastructure
Experience interpreting industry standards for fiber optic and electrical interconnect components
Familiarity with data center systems architecture and networking environments
Ability to analyze customer requirements and provide technical guidance

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