Materials AI/ML Specialist for Adhesive Formulations

National Black MBA Association; Maplewood, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

3M is seeking a Materials AI/ML Specialist in Maplewood, MN, to accelerate new product development in formulation science by applying AI/ML to experimental planning and data analysis.

You will collaborate with product developers, run hands-on testing, and expand capabilities in Bayesian optimization and literature mining, while communicating findings to chemists, engineers and business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in new product development, formulation, or lab work.
• 2 years using AI/ML or data science tools in experiments.

Responsibilities

• Apply AI/ML methods to guide and accelerate experimental planning for new liquid adhesive and PSA/tape formulations.
• Run hands-on formulation, mechanical, and performance testing to generate data for AI/ML-driven analysis.
• Analyze formulation, process, and performance data using statistical and ML approaches to drive decisions.
• Continuously expand AI/ML capabilities including Bayesian optimization and LLM-assisted literature mining.
• Use and evolve shared digital tools for experiment planning, data analysis, and knowledge capture.
• Share insights across programs to strengthen data-driven development practices.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to chemists, engineers, and business leaders.
• Balance lab time and analytical work across multiple concurrent development programs.

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Scikit-Learn

Pandas

Job description

3M is seeking a Materials AI/ML Specialist in Maplewood, MN, to accelerate new product development in formulation science by applying AI/ML to experimental planning and data analysis.

You will collaborate with product developers, run hands-on testing, and expand capabilities in Bayesian optimization and literature mining, while communicating findings to chemists, engineers and business leaders.