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.

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.