Product Developer

About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation is powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient. Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities.

Responsibilities

• Develop new Dyneema® composites, the world’s lightest weight and highest performing fabrics for various outdoor applications, involved in the full project lifecycle from ideation, feasibility, development, up to scale-up to commercial production.
• Lead or contribute to applied and fundamental research projects aimed at enhancing Dyneema® products.
• Provide support for troubleshooting in our production plant, leveraging knowledge of fabric production. The production of Dyneema® composites requires a hands-on approach and agile mindset.
• Identify and implement solutions to ensure ongoing development and production within budgetary and timeline constraints, while strictly adhering to relevant regulations and procedures.
• Continuously monitor scientific advancements in the product field, actively building expertise for the R&D team through networking with peers and ensuring access to vital information. Stay on top of industrial and business developments, understanding their implications.
• Proactively recognize and act upon intellectual property opportunities and threats, playing a key role in building and defending our IP portfolio.
• Consistently demonstrate behavior that aligns with SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) and Security risks and agreed-upon controls, ensuring full compliance with all Avient and Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules, and procedures.

Authorities:

• Proposal and execution of projects including investments.
• Planning and execution of trials.
• Contacts with possible suppliers for critical raw materials and new equipment.
• Initiate new patents.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Master’s or PhD in engineering or materials science, preferentially with textile or yarn manufacturing expertise or materials science experience, or bachelor degree with more than 5 years of relevant experience or proven ability to work on an academic level.
• Ideally, possess 3-10 years of experience in an academic or industrial environment, demonstrating a deep understanding of the field and a track record of impactful contributions.
• Demonstrate a high drive to translate scientific knowledge into practical, real-life applications.
• Possess excellent communication and social skills alongside strong analytical and conceptual capabilities.
• Embrace collaboration and thrive as a team player in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of statistics and experimental design is beneficial.
• Fluent in English.

Physical Demands

• Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening.
• Must be able to walk and use hands.
• Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs.
• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Part of the work is performing trials in a manufacturing environment that requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine.
• May occasionally be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity.
• May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes.

The position involves the access, processing, and evaluation of items controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or controlled at a level higher than EAR99 under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As a result, the applicant must be a lawful permanent resident of the United States, citizen of the United States, or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or must be able to obtain any necessary license(s) from the relevant U.S. government agency(ies) to be able to perform the required job duties.

Schedule

Full time

Relocation Eligible: Yes