Plastics Application Development & Technical Service Co-Op - 2027

About the role

The Application Development & Technical Service (ADTS) Co‑op will collaborate with local ADTS teams within SEM to participate in engineering activities. The co‑op will rotate locations to gain broad exposure to Avient’s technologies and businesses. Activities include in‑house application development testing and internal mold trials, as well as collaborating with external ADTS engineers to travel to customer facilities for product validation. The ADTS Engineer will recommend appropriate Engineered Thermoplastics (ETPs) for customer applications, optimize customer processes, and provide education/training on designing applications and tooling. The role also involves participating in the resolution of customer complaints, developing testing plans and procedures, analyzing data, and communicating results for new applications and product launches.

Responsibilities

• Support application evaluation and material selection
• Attend process trials of new and existing products
• Troubleshoot processing problems at existing customers
• Engage customers on quality issues as well as process and technology questions
• Create product part or mold design and processing/troubleshooting literature for each product line
• Construct presentations and provide processing and design training to the customer
• Interpret and analyze customer part drawings, mold filling simulation, elemental analysis, etc.
• Additional support as needed to internal customers – Sales, Product Management, Technology, Manufacturing.
• Familiarization of current and legacy product portfolio.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Student in Plastics Engineering or related Engineering field required.
• 1+ year’s related experience (including internship/co‑op experience) preferred
• Injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming experience a plus

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong injection molding and/or extrusion processing skills.
• Knowledge of other processing methods a plus
• Strong mold and part design skills
• Capability to think outside the box and work on cutting edge concepts
• Proficiency with SolidWorks and Moldflow (or similar software)
• Proficiency with Finite Element Analysis Software
• Understanding of plastics materials and compounding processes
• Performs