Senior Data Engineering, Sumaré/SP

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

Job summary

3M in Sumaré, Brazil is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the modernization of product development data. You will design and build data pipelines, integrate enterprise systems, and enable AI-ready data foundations to accelerate innovation.

You will collaborate with global teams, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure data governance and quality across cloud platforms. The role requires on-site presence at the Sumaré plant, strong English, and a track record in data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, data engineering, or related field.
• Experience building data pipelines and data integration across systems.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud data services.
• Knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT, data governance.
• Fluent English; ability to collaborate跨功能 teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead data pipeline design to support product development data.
• Integrate data across enterprise systems and cloud platforms.
• Define and implement data governance and quality controls.
• Collaborate with global teams to deploy solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Spark

Databricks

ETL/ELT

Cloud platforms

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Eng

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Snowflake

AWS Glue

Job description

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 Role

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.

A 3M é um empregador que oferece oportunidades iguais à todos. A 3M não discriminará nenhum candidato baseado em sua raça, cor, idade, religião, gênero, orientação sexual, identidade ou expressão de gênero, nacionalidade ou deficiência.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.