Advanced R&D Engineer

Job Summary

Responsible for designing and conducting experiments toward the development or improvement of fiber reinforced polymer composites to create value for customers. Responsible for developing a testing plan, and procedure, data analysis, and communication of results. Three plus years direct, relevant experience with the ability to operate with little to no direction. Successful candidate will be creative and impactful within a team environment.

Essential Functions

• Develops with minimal guidance products adhering to customer specifications, quality, and operational goals and standards.
• Conducts or actively participates in materials testing to facilitate scale up to production.
• Contribute to product platform development through application of statistical experimental design, product testing, and data analysis.
• Identify material and other functional specifications to meet customer requirements.
• Supports marketing and sales through development of product and application data.
• Ability to serve as technical resource to other team members.
• Coordinates with manufacturing partners to establish quality and testing conditions for new materials.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Competencies

• Personal Skills - Stress Management
• Personal Skills - Statistical Skills
• Personal Skills - Research
• Personal Skills - Self Confidence
• Personal Skills - Project Management
• Personal Skills - Self Motivated
• Personal Skills - Analytical Skills
• Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management
• Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook
• Software Skills - Microsoft Word
• Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
• Personal Skills - Work Independently
• Personal Skills - Technical Writing
• Personal Skills - Work on a Team
• Leader of Self - Instills Trust
• Leader of Self - Action Oriented
• Leader of Self - Collaborates
• Leader of Self - Customer Focus
• Leader of Self - Situational Adaptability
• Leader of Self - Being Resilient
• Leader of Self - Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Leader of Self - Communicates Effectively
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelors-Chemical Engineering or Equivalent Experience required
• Masters-Chemical Engineering or Equivalent Experience preferred
• Three or more years in Technology/R&D role required.
• Direct experience in Polymer Composites preferred.
• Any additional experience on composite simulation is desired.
  
  

Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements

• Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
• Security includes physical security and cyber security.
  
  

Who We Are

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
  
  

Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.

Why Avient

Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.