Specialist Product Engineer – Expanded Beam Optics
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Product Engineer specializing in Expanded Beam Optics at 3M, you will join a dynamic team focused on driving growth through customer collaboration and new application development. Your daily responsibilities include optimizing interconnect products, leading strategic projects such as raw material substitution and quality improvement, validating product performance changes using laboratory equipment, and ensuring the stability of existing products through design modifications. You will also drive scale-up activities for new product introductions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain product standards and specifications. The ideal candidate has a master's degree in mechanical engineering or related field, seven years of experience in product development, manufacturing, and quality assurance, particularly in optical connectors, and hands-on problem-solving skills using laboratory equipment. Experience with Lean Six Sigma, DOE, and statistical analysis is highly valued.
Skills
What you'll do
- - Drive Product and Process Understanding (PPU) efforts for interconnect and EBO products.
- - Lead change management processes and validate product performance through test plan execution.
- - Ensure existing product stability by leading design modification projects as needed.
- - Act as a core team member in driving scale-up activities for new product introductions.
- - Maintain product standards, specifications, and own claims substantiation process.
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of product, materials, and process engineering experience.
- Master's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
- Experience scaling up technology/products for large-scale manufacturing.
- Hands-on problem-solving skills using laboratory equipment.
- Strong project management and multitasking abilities.
- Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, DOE, and statistical analysis.
Employer
About 3M
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 42 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $145,676–$178,049 across 36 roles with salary data.
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