Product Manager

• Do you thrive on solving difficult problems, turning ideas into reality, and
• making things work in the real world? We are looking for a highly driven Product
• Developer to help shape the next generation of Dyneema® Composite Fabrics. This
• role sits at the intersection of product development, manufacturing, customer
• engagement, and innovation, with ownership from early concept through commercial
• launch. Dyneema® is the world’s strongest fiber, based on ultra-high molecular
• weight polyethylene. Our composite fabrics is a strong growth segment built on
• enabling exceptionally lightweight, high-performing solutions for premium
• outdoor gear, industrial applications, and advanced protective products.

The Opportunity

• This is not a role focused on routine experiments or theoretical work alone. You
• will turn customer and market needs into robust, manufacturable products and
• take them from ideation and feasibility through development, scale-up,
• validation, and handover to running business. One week you may be developing a
• new product concept with a customer. The next, you may be running a production
• trial, solving a manufacturing challenge, validating performance, or preparing a
• commercial launch. You will work directly with operators, engineers, scientists,
• suppliers, customers, and business stakeholders across a global organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Own new and improved Dyneema® Composite Fabric developments from concept

through commercial launch.

• Translate customer and market needs into clear product requirements and

practical development plans.

• Plan, execute, and interpret trials on production equipment, working hands-on

with operators and engineers.

• Scale products from lab or pilot stage to robust, reproducible commercial

production.

• Define product and process specifications and support a disciplined handover

to manufacturing and the running business.

• Develop test plans and evaluate whether products meet application and

customer performance requirements.

• Engage directly with customers, support product evaluations, and translate

feedback into improvements.

• Coordinate cross-functional work involving manufacturing, technology

development, quality, sourcing, and commercial teams.

• Support complex production troubleshooting beyond routine operational

support.

• Identify innovation and intellectual property opportunities and contribute to

patent activities.

• Work safely and consistently follow applicable SHE and company requirements,

especially during plant trials.

Who Will Thrive in This Role

• Specific composites knowledge is valuable, but potential, drive, and the ability
• to learn and deliver matter more. You are likely to succeed if you demonstrate:

• Strong personal drive, initiative, and ambition to make a visible impact.
• An ownership mindset: you identify what is needed, take action, communicate

proactively, and follow through.

• Curiosity and learning agility, with the ability to build expertise quickly

in unfamiliar areas.

• Structured problem solving, sound judgment, and comfort making progress with

incomplete information.

• Resilience when experiments, trials, or projects do not go as planned.
• A hands-on and pragmatic approach: you want to make things work, not stop at

theory.

• Confidence working with customers and colleagues at different levels,

functions, and locations.

• The ability to balance technical rigor with speed, practicality, and business

priorities.

• A collaborative style combined with the willingness to challenge assumptions

constructively

Other

Typically reports to Manager or equivalent.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in engineering, materials science,

chemistry, physics, or a related technical field.

• Typically 3-7 years of experience in product development, manufacturing,

engineering, process development, technical consulting, or applied R&D.

• A demonstrated record of taking ownership and delivering meaningful results.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and practical problem-solving ability.
• Clear communication and effective stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred, Not Essential

• Experience in manufacturing, scale-up, product development, or process

improvement.

• Experience planning or executing trials on production equipment.
• Experience working directly with customers or translating application needs

into technical requirements.

• Knowledge of composites, polymers, textiles, or advanced materials.
• Familiarity with statistics, experimental design, or data analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects across multiple sites or

functions.

Responsibility and Decision-Making

• Propose and execute product development projects, including required

investments.

• Plan and execute development trials.
• Engage suppliers for critical raw materials and new equipment in coordination

with sourcing and technology teams.

• Initiate and support new patent work.

Why Join Us?

• Ownership: take responsibility for products from idea to commercialization.
• Real-world impact: see your work move from trials into production and

customer applications.

• Broad exposure: work across innovation, manufacturing, customers, quality,

sourcing, and business teams.

• Growth: expand your influence through increasingly complex products,

projects, and leadership opportunities.

• If you are ambitious, curious, and motivated by difficult challenges and
• tangible results, we would like to hear from you.

• Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions
• that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

• Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s 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. Your unique perspective could be the key
• to our next breakthrough!

• We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most
• important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter
• if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the
• business.

• By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable
• growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and
• developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve
• Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your
• career goals.

• At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, 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 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. If you need an accommodation because of
• a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR
• Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com
• [ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com].