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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field required.
• Strong understanding of plastics processing, including profile extrusion, tubing, injection molding, and related processes required.
• Proficiency with CAE software such as SolidWorks, Moldflow, and FEA.
• Strong understanding of part design, mold design, tooling considerations, and plastic processing fundamentals.
• Ability to interpret technical data sheets, safety data sheets, test data, and application requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems with speed, accuracy, and practical judgment.
• Ability to develop creative, customer-focused solutions for emerging healthcare applications.
• Commitment to working in accordance with Avient policies, safety expectations, and quality requirements.
• Communicates clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Presents recommendations, results, and tradeoffs in a logical, actionable manner.
• Works collaboratively across commercial, technical, manufacturing, and quality functions.
• Responds to customers and internal stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
• Demonstrates ownership of project goals, commitments, and follow-through.
• Is receptive to feedback and able to adjust approach based on business and customer needs.
• Accountability, collaboration, customer focus, integrity, continuous improvement, and commitment to results.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or equivalent technical experience preferred.
• Seven or more years of related experience preferred, including internship or co-op experience where applicable.
• Healthcare, medical device, biopharmaceutical tubing, or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of healthcare application requirements, quality systems, and regulatory expectations preferred.
• Experience with thermoforming, blown film, or other healthcare-relevant conversion processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview customers and document application requirements, performance needs, design constraints, and processing expectations.
• Recommend appropriate engineered thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers for healthcare applications.
• Support application development through part design, mold tooling input, processing guidance, prototyping, testing, and validation support.
• Use CAE tools, including SolidWorks, Moldflow, and FEA, to evaluate designs and provide actionable recommendations.
• Participate in new product development by capturing market and application requirements and supporting launch-ready technical packages.
• Assist with customer complaint resolution, process troubleshooting, and technical issue investigation as needed.
• Develop technical literature, training materials, and presentations for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Travel up to 60% within North America to support customer engagements, trials, and technical service activities.
• Engage customers to understand application requirements and translate needs into technical recommendations.
• Provide development engineering support for part design, mold tool design, material selection, and process design.
• Support healthcare customers through development projects from concept through validation and commercial launch.
• Evaluate customer designs using CAE tools and communicate recommendations through reviews, reports, and presentations.
• Attend process trials for new and existing products, document feedback, and identify improvement actions.
• Support customers on quality issues, process questions, technology questions, and application troubleshooting.
• Create technical documentation related to product design, mold tooling, processing, and troubleshooting.
• Provide processing and design training to customers and internal teams.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Technology, Manufacturing, and Quality to support business priorities.
• Build familiarity with current and legacy healthcare product portfolios.
• Perform other duties as assigned.