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

Education and Experience

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

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 :

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.

The base salary for this position is between $91,800 and $112,200 with incentive bonus potential. Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements : medical insurance,[dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, car allowance, 80-120 hours of paid time off, 56 days / hours of paid sick and safe time, 11 paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at : Career Opportunities | Avient. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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. #LI-AD1

Salary : $91,800 - $112,200