3M
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 9 months
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Open roles (23)
- Manufacturing Engineer - Materials Clarkston, GA · $99k – $121k
- Manufacturing Engineer Decatur, AL · $99k – $121k
- Application Engineer - Adhesive Dispensing and Processing Maplewood, MN · $99k – $121k
- Application Engineering Specialist - Adhesives Maplewood, MN · $146k – $178k
- Advanced Specialist Product Engineering - Thermionic Cathodes for Vacuum Electron Tubes Lexington, KY · $165k – $201k
- Senior Quality Engineer Maplewood, MN · $124k – $152k
- Product Engineering Specialist Maplewood, MN · $146k – $178k
- Product Development Specialist Austin, TX · $146k – $178k
- Research Engineer Woodbury, MN · $82k – $100k
- Production Converting Operator Hartford City, IN · $64k
- Manufacturing Engineering Specialist Old Hickory, TN · $146k – $178k
- Application Engineer - Space Segment St. Paul, MN · $146k – $178k
- Advanced Specialist Product Engineering - Cathodes Lexington, KY · $165k – $201k
- Product Development Specialist Maplewood, MN · $146k – $178k
- Senior Product Engineer - Electronics Maplewood, MN · $124k – $152k
- Quality Engineer Clarkston, GA · $99k – $121k
- Product Engineering Support Specialist Austin, TX · $99k – $121k
- Internship - 2027 PhD Research & Development Intern Maplewood, MN
- Internship - 2027 Undergraduate and Master's Research & Development Intern Maplewood, MN
- Director, Global Hearing Protection and Protective Communication R&D Indianapolis, IN · $250k – $306k
- 3M Guin Project Engineer Guin, AL · $124k – $152k
- Technical Aide - Maplewood, MN (Evergreen) Maplewood, MN
- Optics Research Scientist Maplewood, MN · $124k – $152k
Posted again and again
- Manufacturing Engineerlisted in 5 different months since March 2026
- Product Development Specialist*listed in 3 different months since April 2026
- Product Engineerlisted in 3 different months since March 2026
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
3M filed 6 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $134K a year.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Product Development Engineer | 2 | · |
| Product Development Specialist | 2 | · |
| Research Specialist | 1 | · |
| Advanced Applications Engineer | 1 | · |
By occupation: Mechanical engineers 3 · Chemical engineers 2 · Materials engineers 1. Worksites: MN 6.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 9 months
127 roles posted across 9 months, averaging 14.1/month.
