Senior Application Engineer – Abrasive Systems & Innovation

3M; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

3M Italy is seeking a Senior Application Engineer for Abrasive Systems Division in Pioltello, Milan area, on-site, full-time. You will lead customer collaborations, drive new application development and product commercialization, and coordinate field trials with lead customers.

You will leverage 3M resources to develop high‑impact applications, shape industry practices, deliver market‑focused training, and guide NPI initiatives while aligning with local standards and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Ability to effectively document technical work and present results.
• Hands‑on construction and fabrication experience, particularly utilizing industrial abrasives.
• Proven capability and experience in leading strategic AE/NPI programs, supporting innovation and expansion of technologies, products, and businesses.
• Advanced skills in relevant market, former positions e.g. Application Engineer/Technical Service/R&D.
• Language knowledge: native Italian speaker, advanced in English.

Responsibilities

• Leads efforts to drive growth through customer collaboration, new application development, and new product commercialization.
• Leverages 3M to drive higher impact Customer Inspired Innovation programs through increased market specialization that complement product expertise.
• Builds compelling value propositions for effective commercialization. Coordinates field trials with lead customers or evaluating local competition and marketing practices.
• Replicates and develops high impact product/market applications focusing on new development and efficient replication leveraging e-tools.
• Shapes industry standards, practices, and regulations using market and customer process insights.
• Delivers customer and market focused training.
• Leads programs of major importance to the organization’s interests, supporting innovative applications and extensions of new and existing technologies, products and businesses.

Skills

Documentation

Fabrication experience

Leadership of strategic programs

Application engineering/R&D experience

English proficiency

Italian language

Communication skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or Material Science background

Job description

3M Italy is seeking a Senior Application Engineer for Abrasive Systems Division in Pioltello, Milan area, on-site, full-time. You will lead customer collaborations, drive new application development and product commercialization, and coordinate field trials with lead customers.

You will leverage 3M resources to develop high‑impact applications, shape industry practices, deliver market‑focused training, and guide NPI initiatives while aligning with local standards and company policies.