Senior Automotive Applications Engineer — Field & OEM Support

USA 3M Company

Texas

Hybrid

USD 124,000 - 152,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

3M is seeking a Senior Application Engineer to support automotive OEM and Tier customers across Western & Southwest United States. This role will provide technical application expertise, customer-facing engineering support, and solution development for 3M automotive technologies used in vehicle design, manufacturing, assembly, repair, and performance applications.

The Senior Application Engineer will work closely with sales, marketing, laboratory, product development, and technical service teams

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or science (completed before start).
Four years of experience providing technical support for vehicle applications with automotive OEMs, Tier suppliers, or in automotive manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Establish yourself as the 3M technical lead to automotive key account customers in West Coast and Southwest United States.
Engaging with OEMs & Tier suppliers to understand requirements and recommend suitable solutions.
Visiting customer production facilities to support in line assessments and identify 3M solution needs as well as advise on best application practices.
Coordinating test validation activities to ensure approvals are achieved, meeting customer timelines.
Understanding customers’ technology roadmaps, upcoming design needs and challenges, effectively communicating those insights to the Product Development team for new product introduction proposals.
Providing hands‑on technical guidance, troubleshooting, and performance analysis for customers.
Travel regularly across Western and Southwest United States to support customer engagements.