Location
Pune | India
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About Avient: 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
Why Avient At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.
Job Title: Advanced R&D Engineer
Job Location: Plot No. F-27, MIDC, Ranjangaon, Taluka- Shirur, Pune, India, 412220.
Job Summary The candidate will develop new products with a vision on the sustainable use of thermoplastics in the growing automotive industry and contribute to intellectual property via patents & trade secrets. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to commercialize these products and support the business by identifying opportunities for growth.
Essential Functions - The candidate is expected to work closely with automotive OEMs and their Tiers to translate functional requirements into technical specifications
- Use a variety of sources and ideation techniques to develop new technology concepts that enable new product properties as well as applications
- Develop and optimize differentiated material solutions for mechanical, thermal, and other properties critical to the customer
- Work closely with development, commercial, and manufacturing teams to accelerate scale up and commercialization
- Benchmark competitive products to understand value vs competition
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to commercialize these products
- Stay up to date on the latest technical developments, patents and publications in the focus areas
- Other duties as assigned
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.
Qualifications Education and Experience: - Masters or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, or Polymer Science/Engineering (or related field)
- 3 - 5 years of industrial experience in thermoplastic development and processing.
- Experience with formulating and processing of thermoplastics with a strong background in polymer structure property relationships and polymer blends
- Expertise in Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE : SBS, SIS, SEBS, SEEPS, SEPS, SEPS-V) formulation, compounding and molding preferred
- Strong skills in the scientific method and use of design of experiments for data-driven research
- Working knowledge of analytical characterization techniques for rheological, mechanical and, thermal properties of polymers
- Working knowledge of polymer processes including compounding with twin screw extruders and injection molding.
- Works safely in the laboratory and plant settings
- Experience with product approval processes and qualifications at automotive OEMs is desirable
Additional Qualifications - Use of statistical software (StatEase, Minitab, SigmaPro or similar) for executing DOEs
- Strong competencies in using Microsoft Word for documentation and report writing
- Strong competencies in use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Project for research needs
- Greenbelt (or higher) in Six Sigma DMAIC desirable
Competencies - Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Excellent project management and organizational skills required to develop detailed project timelines with key milestones and deliverables
- The candidate must be collaborative and work effectively across cross-functional teams to drive projects from lab-to-commercial scale
- The ideal candidate is an independent thinker and self-motivated to address technical challenges
Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.
Physical Demands The demands of the position that on site Job 6 day's week must be met by an employee to successfully perform all essentials duties and responsibilities of the job.
- Requires standing and sitting for prolonged periods of time, talking and listening.
- Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.
EH&S Requirements Avient integrates EH&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EH&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EH&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EH&S a priority within the organization.
- Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.
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