Senior C/C++ Software 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 Senior C/C++ Software 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:

• Contributing to the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software, electronic and digital solutions for Linux and Windows-based platforms.
• Developing software for Personal Safety Division's Connected Worker program.
• Designing low-latency, time-critical network communications over Wi-Fi
• Implementing short-range, low-power wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy, NFC and UWB.
• Appling security best practices, including encryption and secure communications, across system design and implementation.
• Troubleshooting and optimizing software performance, reliability, and interoperability across hardware and software interfaces.
• Developing, enhancing, and maintaining high-performance, complex C/C++ software for embedded and device-level systems.
• Providing technical leadership on a cross-functional team and contribute to engineering best practices appropriate for a mid-senior level role.

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 or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Seven (7) years of full-stack or embedded device software development in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Deep knowledge of audio and voice processing algorithms.
• Experience with digital signal processing concepts and implementations.
• Have a working knowledge of industrial automation protocols such as CIP, OPC-UA, and MQTT.
• Ability to work effectively across a broad technology stack and to coordinate with external development resources.
• Proficiency with AI software development tools

Work location:

• Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic or international
• Relocation: 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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