Senior Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics

3M; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 222,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

3M is seeking a Senior Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics to lead the global EA&E organization across Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail, including automotive display films.

Based at the 3M Center in Livonia, MI, you will translate customer and market insights into platform architectures, drive NPI opportunities, and collaborate with OEMs, Tier suppliers, and internal teams to accelerate growth and achieve first-to-market concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years in Application Engineering or similar.
• 10+ years customer-facing technical experience.
• Experience leading teams across multiple countries or regions.
• Deep knowledge of automotive electrical/electronic architecture and related trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead global EA&E team supporting customers and growth priorities across Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail.
• Collaborate with the Customer Solutions Architect to translate insights into prioritized architectures and NPI opportunities.
• Develop modular, platform-based EA&E solution architectures enabling reuse across regions and vehicle lines.
• Drive cross-portfolio growth programs and engage OEMs and Tier suppliers early in platform definition.
• Influence R&D investment priorities and ensure first-to-market concepts.

Skills

Global team leadership

Customer engagement

Automotive electrical architecture

NPI execution

OEM/Tier collaboration

Display films / optical materials

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA

Job description

Senior Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics

Job Description: Senior Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics 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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

You will lead the global Application Engineering organization for Electrical Architecture & Electronics (EA&E), covering Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail, including automotive display films. This role will shape 3M’s system-level strategy, strengthen technical engagement with OEMs and Tier suppliers worldwide, translate customer and market insights into scalable solution architectures and new product introduction (NPI) opportunities, and accelerate growth across the Transportation business. As Global Manager, Application Engineering – Electrical Architecture & Electronics (EA&E), you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Lead a global team of field-, account-, and strategic-aligned Application Engineers supporting Electrical Architecture & Electronics customers and growth priorities across Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, and Rail.
• Partner closely with the Customer Solutions Architect to identify and drive the right focus areas for the global EA&E technology and solution roadmap, translating industry megatrends, customer needs, and system-level insights into prioritized, differentiated, end-to-end 3M solutions.
• Build strong technical relationships with automotive OEMs, Tier suppliers, engineering organizations, manufacturing sites, and ecosystem partners, engaging early in platform definition and pre-RFQ activity.
• Lead global customer and technical interactions for automotive display films, partnering with OEMs and Tier suppliers to identify needs, influence specifications, enable application development, and accelerate commercialization.
• Partner with the Customer Solutions Architect to develop modular, platform-based EA&E solution architectures that enable reuse across customers, regions, vehicle platforms, and product lines while positioning 3M as a system-level solutions partner.
• Collaborate with the Customer Solutions Architect to translate global customer, application, and market insights into prioritized NPI opportunities, differentiated value propositions, and cross-portfolio growth programs.
• Work with the Customer Solutions Architect to identify and prioritize white-space opportunities in future E/E architectures, electronics integration, and automotive displays, including specification wins, platform expansion, competitive displacement, partnerships, and potential M&A needs.
• Partner with the Customer Solutions Architect to influence R&D investment priorities, technology incubation, and portfolio choices that deliver first-to-market concepts and unlock new revenue opportunities.
• Drive consistent Application Engineering operating practices, capability development, resource prioritization, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across global and regional teams.

Your Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Seven (7) years of experience in Application Engineering, systems engineering, product development, technical service in a customer-facing technical field in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Ten (10) or more years of customer-facing technical experience with demonstrated success converting customer insights into growth opportunities.
• Experience leading technical teams, programs, or customer engagements across multiple countries or regions.
• Deep knowledge of automotive electrical/electronic architecture, electronics systems, and evolving vehicle technology trends, with experience engaging OEM and Tier engineering organizations.
• Experience with automotive displays, display films, optical materials, human-machine interfaces, or adjacent interior electronics applications.
• Demonstrated skills in global team leadership, talent development, executive customer engagement, business acumen, technology strategy, NPI execution.

Work location

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Livonia, MI.

Travel

May include up to 30% domestic and international travel.

Relocation

May be authorized.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only

The expected compensation range for this position is $221,591 - $270,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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