Solutions Architect

About the role

As a Solutions Architect at 3M, you will collaborate with global teams and hyperscale datacenter customers to shape the technology roadmap for AI-driven infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements with hyperscale datacenter customers and compute/networking silicon vendors, building lasting relationships.
• Translate customer roadmaps and architecture requirements into actionable input for 3M product and technology teams.
• Determine how emerging AI datacenter trends should influence 3M’s EBO program roadmap and communicate insights to the broader team.
• Support sales, applications engineering, and product development with deep technical context on customer architectures and integration requirements.
• Build conceptual demos and support technical marketing initiatives showcasing 3M EBO capabilities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Optical/Photonics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least five years of experience working with hyperscale datacenter customers, AI architectures, optical interconnect, or co‑packaged optics technologies.
• Strong technical communication, customer focus, self‑starting attitude, and ability to build relationships.

Required skills

• Experience with hyperscale datacenter environments
• AI architecture knowledge
• Optical interconnect and co‑packaged optics (CPO) technologies
• Engagement with XPU, compute, or switch vendors on system architecture