What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Industrial Designer • position at 3M?
Job Description :
Lead Industrial Designer
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.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Lead Industrial Designer with 3M’s Safety and Industrial Business Group, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by :
- Independently and proactively leads product design initiatives. This can include digital / UX design and design research methods and activities.
- Assumes a design leadership role of projects with strategic scope and complexity and takes responsibility for the overall development and delivery of design.
- Initiates and establishes good working relationships with multiple functions of the business to support and facilitate the design completion of programs.
- Coach business and lab partners through the design process and final execution.
- Adapts and tailors the design process / approaches to the specific project or business needs.
- Delivers design content as an individual contributor in support of project goals.
- Independently manages multiple projects.
- Strong observational skills, end user empathy, and the ability to identify insights from various forms of qualitative research.
- Combines creative thinking and industrial design skills with industry trends to provide unique brand and product experiences.
- Performs all duties in support of 3M Safety & Industrial business expectations and responsibilities as well as any agreed upon business unit expectations.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications :
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include :
Work location : Hybrid Eligible Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to 3M Center, at least 3 days per week)
Travel : May include up to 20% Domestic
Relocation Assistance : May be authorized
Relocation Assistance : 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.
