Avient Corporation is looking to innovate materials solutions to help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world, specifically through the development of new Dyneema unidirectional composites for ballistic protection.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in engineering or materials science, preferentially with textile or yarn manufacturing expertise or materials science experience
- Knowledge of statistics and experimental design is beneficial
- Fluent in English, the language that unites our global team
- Experience with UD production
- Knowledge of materials science and engineering
- Experience with research and development in a related field
- Familiarity with intellectual property principles and practices
Responsibilities
- Develop new Dyneema unidirectional composites, the world’s lightest weight and highest performing ballistic protection.
- Lead or contribute to applied and fundamental research projects aimed at enhancing Dyneema products.
- Provide support for troubleshooting in our production plant, leveraging your knowledge of UD production
- Identify and implement solutions to ensure ongoing development and production within budgetary and timeline constraints, all 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.
- 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.
Other
- Possess excellent communication and social skills alongside strong analytical and conceptual capabilities
- Embrace collaboration and thrive as a team player in our dynamic environment
- Demonstrate a high drive to translate scientific knowledge into practical, real-life applications
- Must be able to stand and sit for extended periods of time, talk and listen, and walk and use hands
- May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds
