Solutions Architect

3M; California; Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

3M is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead technical engagements with hyperscale datacenter customers and compute vendors. You will translate roadmaps into inputs for 3M product teams and help shape the AI datacenter roadmap for the EBO program.

This remote role can be based in the Bay Area with travel up to 30%. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 5+ years in hyperscale datacenters, AI architectures, or optical interconnects, plus strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical/Photonics, or Computer Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with hyperscale datacenter customers, AI architectures, or optical interconnect technologies.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements with hyperscale datacenter customers and compute vendors.
• Translate roadmaps into actionable inputs for product and technology teams.
• Support sales, applications engineering, and marketing with technical context.

Skills

hyperscale datacenter experience

AI architectures

optical interconnect

co-packaged optics

strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in EE/Optical Engineering

Job description

Job Description: Solutions Architect 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 diversity 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.

Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• Leading technical engagement with hyperscale datacenter customers and compute/networking silicon vendors, establishing new contacts and building lasting relationships.
• Implementing trusted, side-by-side technical partnerships, translating their roadmaps and architecture requirements into actionable input for 3M product and technology teams.
• Determining how emerging AI datacenter trends should shape the technology roadmap for 3M’s EBO program and communicating these insights to the broader datacenter team.
• Supporting sales, applications engineering, and product development teams by providing deep technical context on customer architectures, use cases, and integration requirements.
• Building conceptual demos and supporting technical marketing initiatives that showcase 3M EBO capabilities to hyperscale and datacenter audiences.

Your Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Optical/Photonics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other technical field (completed and verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years of experience working with hyperscale datacenter customers, AI architectures, optical interconnect, or co-packaged optics (CPO) technologies in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical/Photonics Engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited institution
• Direct experience engaging with XPU, compute, or switch vendors on system architecture and optical interconnect integration for AI/ML infrastructure
• Skills include strong technical communication, customer focused, self-starting, relationship building, innovation, collaboration

Work Location & Travel

Work location: Remote, Bay Area CA.

Travel: May include up to 30% domestic and international travel.

Relocation: May be authorized.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well‑being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, 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.

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Retirement Benefits
• etc.

Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Equal Opportunity

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Employment Conditions

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned.

Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/