Application Engineer

Application Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a(n) Application Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Interacting with multi-faceted functions of our global organization. You will act as the technical representative for our end users within our division, leveraging your understanding of our product performance, the competitive landscape, and standards compliance to drive product adoption.
• Builds and leverages a global network of engineers and scientists, both internal and external, to influence and prioritize application development activities.
• Support new product launches partnering with product development and business teams to validate customer needs, standards compliance, product performance testing, and creation of technical collateral.
• Leading customer technical interactions to discover stakeholders’ electrical requirements. Communicating technical aspects of products and applications in writing, verbally, and field training.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physical Sciences, or related discipline from an accredited university.
• Experience with Medium Voltage Cable Accessories in a private, public, government or military environment
• Experience as an Application Engineer or in a Customer Facing role
• Understanding of Medium Voltage Cable Theory and Cable Accessories
• Working knowledge of applicable IEEE and IEC standards
• Self-motivated with proven ability to apply innovative solutions to various problems.
• Experience with Java, Python, C++, or other programming languages.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and presentation).
• Demonstrated success working on cross-functional teams.

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Business Center in Austin, Tx

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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