Senior Data Engineering, Sumaré/SP

3M; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Sumare, Brazil, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the collection and transformation of product development data, modernizing pipelines and enabling AI-ready data foundations. You will collaborate with global teams to align data solutions with enterprise standards.

The role requires strong data engineering experience, cloud platform skills (Azure, AWS, Snowflake), and excellent communication to translate business needs into technical solutions across cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience in data engineering, system integration, data architecture, or related roles.
• Experience building data pipelines with SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud tools.
• Experience integrating data across enterprise systems and cloud platforms.
• Strong data modeling, ETL/ELT, data quality, and governance knowledge.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience supporting analytics or ML initiatives through data prep.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Advanced English.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical efforts to collect product development data and improve processes.
• Develop and deploy scalable data pipelines and architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-divisional teams to deliver enterprise-aligned solutions.
• Lead IP creation and protection for innovative data solutions.
• Modernize data capture, integration, and usage across the organization.

Skills

Data engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Business-to-technical translation

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Spark

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

AWS Glue

Snowflake

Job description

On-site

BR, São Paulo, Sumare

Full time

3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.

Job Description:

Senior Data Engineering, Sumaré/SP

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 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You Will Make in this Rol e

In this role, 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 providing technical leadership for collecting business critical product development data to improve the process. You will enable growth within the business group through new product development improvement using data and analytical techniques and collaborate with cross-divisional teams to define, develop, and deploy solutions in alignment with enterprise-wide standards and strategies. Lead intellectual property creation and protection for innovative and groundbreaking solutions. As a Data Engineer you will play a critical role in modernizing how product development data is captured, integrated, and used across the organization. By connecting key systems and enabling AI‑ready data foundations, this role will help improve development processes, accelerate innovation, and support strategic business growth.

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 in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in data engineering, system integration, data architecture, or related technical roles.
• Experience building data pipelines using tools such as SQL, Python, Spark, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Snowflake, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated experience integrating data across enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, data quality, and data governance principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience supporting analytics, AI, or machine learning initiatives through structured data preparation and pipeline development.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Advanced English.

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

• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, chemical, materials science, engineering, or product development environments.
• Familiarity with systems such as PLM, LIMS, MES, ERP, CRM, QMS, or engineering data platforms
• Knowledge of AI/ML data requirements, feature engineering, vector databases, or knowledge graph concepts.
• Experience with master data management, metadata management, and data cataloging tools.
• Understanding of product development lifecycle processes, stage-gate models, experimentation, testing, and commercialization workflows.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M plant in Sumaré.
• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international.

Supporting your well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life—both physically and financially. To ensure competitive compensation and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks against other companies of similar size and scope.

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