Remote Solutions Architect — Optical Standards

3M; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Paid Absences

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

3M seeks a Solutions Architect - Standards to influence optical interconnect standards and collaborate globally. You will represent 3M in bodies such as OIF, IEC, and IEEE, drafting specifications and shaping product input from standards activity.

You will build trusted partnerships with hyperscale data centers and vendors, develop demos, and support marketing of 3M EBO capabilities from a remote Minnesota base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• 5 years experience in optical interconnect, co-packaged optics, or data center tech.
• Experience with industry standards organizations or MSAs (OIF, IEC, IEEE).
• Master’s degree and direct OIF/IEEE/IEC experience preferred.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent 3M in optical interconnect standards organizations.
• Lead and author technical contributions, implementation agreements, and draft specs.
• Translate standards activity into actionable input for product teams.
• Build trusted technical partnerships with hyperscale data centers, vendors, and MSAs.
• Develop demos and support marketing initiatives showcasing 3M EBO capabilities.

Skills

Technical communication

Customer focus

Self-starting

Relationship building

Innovation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree

Masters in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Expanded beam optics

Fiber-optic connectors

Ferrule design

High-speed SerDes

Co-packaged optics

Pluggable optical modules

Job description

3M seeks a Solutions Architect - Standards to influence optical interconnect standards and collaborate globally. You will represent 3M in bodies such as OIF, IEC, and IEEE, drafting specifications and shaping product input from standards activity.

You will build trusted partnerships with hyperscale data centers and vendors, develop demos, and support marketing of 3M EBO capabilities from a remote Minnesota base.