Product Engineer - Electronics (Indianapolis, IN)*

Job Description:

Product Engineer - Electronics

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

The person hired for this position will be part of a team of engineers responsible for supporting the manufacture, commercializing, and managing change in electronic Hearing Protection and Communication products.  These exciting systems utilize various forms of electronics-based hardware, sensors and wireless technologies that enable our products to protect our customers from hazardous noise environments.  The successful candidate should have a strong knowledge of electronics-based products/systems and interfacing software and must be current with technology trends.

As an Electronics Product 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:

• Supporting the manufacture and quality of the existing product portfolio
• Managing projects to qualify alternate electronic components
• Supporting the commercialization of new electronics/hardgoods designs
• Helping translate customer requirements and business goals into tangible product designs and system requirements.
• Serving as key team member.
• Planning and managing work to meet project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Serving as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

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 or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start)

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

• Experience in product development and design of electronics-based products
• Experience successfully translating customer requirements into design criteria and system specifications
• Experience with wireless technologies and related device interactions, microprocessors, hardware design, firmware, sensors, electro-mechanical systems, design for electronics manufacturing
• Experience with electro-acoustic design and validation
• Experience fabricating prototypes to assess manufacturability
• Broad awareness of global technology landscape
• Understanding of fabrication methods and manufacturing techniques.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Experience with test systems
• Experience with low‑power system design for battery‑operated devices.
• Experience designing and integrating accessories for two‑way radio communication systems.

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 Indianapolis, IN

Travel:  May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: Maybe authorized

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

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum.

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $98,964 - $120,957, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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