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# Solutions Architect - Standards

- **Company:** 3M
- **Location:** Minneota, MN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Systems Architecture, IEEE 802.3, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_95b2e3ff7211f4532b0c9540a1b2b43b

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
 * Five (5) years of experience working with optical interconnect, co-packaged optics (CPO), or data center connectivity technologies in a private, public, government or military environment.
 * Experience participating in, or contributing to, industry standards organizations or multi-source agreements (e.g., OIF, IEC, IEEE, MSAs).

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 as a contributor, editor, or chair within OIF, IEC, IEEE 802.3, or an optical connectivity MSA
 * Skills include strong technical communication, customer focused, self-starting, relationship building, innovation, collaboration
 * Working knowledge of expanded beam optics, fiber-optic connector and ferrule design, high-speed SerDes, and co-packaged / pluggable optical modules.
 * Direct experience engaging with system architecture and optical interconnect integration for AI/ML infrastructure.

## Description

As a Solutions Architect - Standards, 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:

 * Representing 3M in optical interconnect standards organizations such as IEEE, IEC, OIF, APC, EBO MSA, and others.
 * Leading and authoring technical contributions, implementation agreements, and draft specifications within these bodies - including serving as an editor or working-group contributor.
 * Translating standards activity and ecosystem direction into actionable input for 3M product and technology teams and translating 3M technical capabilities into compelling standards proposals.
 * Building trusted, side-by-side technical partnerships with hyperscale data center customers, vendors, and MSA members.
 * Building conceptual demos and supporting technical marketing initiatives that showcase 3M EBO capabilities to hyperscale and datacenter audiences.