System Architect Electronic Product Development

3M

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$145,676–$178,049 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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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 61 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · System Architect Electronic Product Development

System Architect Electronic Product Development leads the design and development of next-generation electronic locating and marking system architectures for buried asset applications, alongside field-deployed sensor and automation hardware systems. The role involves designing analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, including sensor signal conditioning, data-acquisition front ends, power electronics, and motor-drive circuitry. Key responsibilities include integrating embedded processors, microcontrollers, and industrial I/O like EtherCAT into board-level designs while ensuring compliance with EMC, EMI, CE, UL, and FCC standards. The position requires expertise in high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power integrity to balance performance, cost, and manufacturability. Candidates will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive feasibility studies, prototyping, and engineering verification for products designed to deliver energy reliably and sustainably. Essential skills include experience with RF/HF circuits, machine-vision integration, and robotics or autonomous systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of electronic architectures for locating, marking, and sensor systems.
  • Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits including signal conditioning and data acquisition front ends.
  • Develop power electronics and distribution circuits such as motor-drive, DC-DC, and protection circuitry.
  • Integrate embedded processors, microcontrollers, connectivity modules, and industrial I/O into board-level designs.
  • Select electronic components while balancing performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability.
  • Ensure hardware meets EMC/EMI standards and complies with regulatory certifications like CE, UL, and FCC.
  • Drive product feasibility studies, prototyping, and engineering verification activities to move designs into production.
  • Generate intellectual property positions including invention submissions and patent filings.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science from an accredited institution.
  • 5 years of experience developing electronic hardware product architectures.
  • 7 years of experience designing electronic hardware from concept through prototype and production.
  • 7 years of experience with analog, digital, and/or power circuit design.
  • Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline (preferred).
  • 5 years of experience with RF and HF circuit design (preferred).
  • 5 years of experience with power electronics, motor-drive, or servo-drive circuit design (preferred).
  • 5 years of experience with mixed-signal design, sensor interfaces, signal conditioning, high-speed digital design, and EMC/EMI compliance (preferred).

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