September 20, 2024

3M

Neuss

OTHER

Engineering Expert Modeling & Simulation (m/f/*)

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.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Engineering Expert Modeling & Simulation (m/f/*) Polymer Processing in Hilden or Neuss, 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 technical projects on developing models and simulations with flow behavior of complex viscoelastic fluids
Apply Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in designing and optimizing polymer processing hardware, including die design
Designing and building models for process development and process optimization, including melt flow predictions for new materials, and specialty polymers
Defining and developing new product and/or new application opportunities with 3M Division partners
Leading efforts to drive growth through new technology development and advancement in the corporate research laboratory

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:

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Engineering or similar
Fundamental experience in polymer processing modeling and simulation

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

Broad knowledge in the development of physics or statistics-based models to describe polymer flow
Hands-on experience in polymer processing, including co-extrusion, film casting, blown film, and compounding
In-depth experience in mold or die design, including die and mold fabrication
Strong intercultural communication skills, teamwork, and problem-solving ability
Experience in transferring technology from laboratory to pilot/manufacturing plant settings
Ability to work well both in multi-disciplinary teams and independently

Supporting Your Well-being

Promoting personal responsibility and learning from mistakes is the basis of our corporate culture. With the willingness to take on this responsibility and face exciting challenges, you will learn continuously. A good work-life balance is the best basis for motivated employees, therefore flexibility has been part of our DNA since the beginning. We want your job suits best to your life situation - not the other way around! Depending on the position and possibilities, we offer individual, flexible work models.

At 3M, we believe 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 race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. Our global Work Your Way initiative gives our employees flexibility in where and how their work can be performed, subject at all times to any location-specific rules and policies that may be in place from time to time (more information on such rules/policies can be provided upon request from the relevant in-location HR).

At 3M, we believe 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 race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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