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# Solutions Architect

- **Company:** The 3M Company
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $164,612.0 - $201,193.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://3m.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Search/job/Remote---California/Solutions-Architect_R01170327

## About the Role

* 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 that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

 * 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

## Description

As a Solutions Architect, 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:

 * 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., 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.

Learn more about 3M's creative solutions to the world's problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.