Product Manager

Avient • Greenville, NC

6d

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Specific composites knowledge is valuable, but potential, drive, and the ability to learn and deliver matter more.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level