Job Description:
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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with curious, creative 3Mers.
“For more than 30 years at 3M, I’ve seen firsthand how it’s a place where curious, creative and collaborative people thrive and build a rewarding career. As a leader in this company, my goal is to ensure each 3Mer sees and feels the positive impact we’re making around the world” – Mike Roman, chief executive officer and chairman of the board at 3M
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Product Development Specialist Structural Adhesives (m/f/*) for the Automotive and Aerospace Solutions Division, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
- Leading impactful new product growth programs for paste adhesives, serving exciting opportunities in the Automotive and Aerospace industry
- Implementing sustainable product formulations and robust constructions to serve our customers and support a sustainable future
- Determining customer and industry needs to support filling our growth pipelines
- Supporting Change Management Projects and Product Engineers to maintain and improve our legacy products
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:
- Masters degree from an accredited institution
- Macromolecular Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Material Science (secondary)
- Advanced experience and skills in the relevant market, former positions or assignments
- Experience in industrial environment, ideally product development and commercialization projects
- Communication and presentation skills (German, English written and spoken)
- You are a curious problem solver and inventor
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- PhD from an accredited institution
- Project management, Prioritization
- Six Sigma tools, Statistical Methods (Analysis; DoE’s etc.)
- French language is a plus
- Transparent and collaborative working style
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.
Travel: May include up to 25% travel (domestic)
- At 3M, diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. If you want to discover more about D&I at 3M, please visit
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