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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify new application opportunities driven by market trends and customer needs.
- Translate customer and market insights into technical opportunity concepts and application hypotheses.
- Define technical value propositions, performance targets, and areas of differentiation.
- Lead technical feasibility assessments, including performance, scalability, manufacturability, cost structure, and sustainability considerations.
- Identify technical risks, gaps, and development needs, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Lead early‑stage application development activities.
- Develop and execute testing and validation plans.
- Integrate customer, market, and technical feedback to refine solutions through iterative development cycles.
- Serve as the primary technical interface for new business initiatives, working closely with Tyvek® C&IC cross‑functional teams.
- Build and leverage external technical collaborations to accelerate development.
- Support business case development by contributing technical assumptions and insights.
- Provide fact-based technical assessments to guide decision‑making.
- Contribute technical input to opportunity prioritization, portfolio reviews, and stage‑gate or governance processes.
- Define technical roadmaps to transition opportunities from early development toward commercialization.
Requirements
What you’ll need- BS or MS or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in R&D, application development, or technical innovation roles involving nonwovens, technical fabrics, or membranes is preferred; experience in the Sport, Agrotech, or Ecotech industries is considered a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to translate customer and market needs into technical solutions.
- Proven experience leading cross‑functional technical projects in complex or ambiguous environments.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in an agile, exploratory, and fast‑paced environment.
- Familiarity with innovation funnels and stage‑gate processes is preferred.
- Previous B2C experience and strong business acumen are considered a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 30%.
Benefits
Comp & perks- DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package
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Hard Skills & Tools
R&Dapplication developmenttechnical innovationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingtesting and validationtechnical feasibility assessmentsiterative developmenttechnical roadmapscustomer insights
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipcross-functional collaborationagilitybusiness acumendecision-makingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycreativitystrategic thinking