# Technical Manager, Polymer Application Development Engineering

The Technical Manager, Application Development Engineering (ADE), provides enterprise-wide leadership of the customer-facing application development engineering function across all GEON markets, including Building & Infrastructure, Power & Electronics, and Mobility. The role translates customer needs and market opportunities into technically validated, manufacturable, commercially viable polymer solutions. Working in close partnership with Sales, Business Development, Portfolio Management, R&D Scientists, Quality and Operations, the ADE Manager leads application development, technical project prioritization, customer qualification, trials, scale-up and early commercialization. This position establishes consistent ADE processes, develops technical capabilities, deploys expertise across market boundaries and drives measurable growth through innovation, application wins and customer success. Experience & Education · Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline required; advanced degree preferred. · 8+ years of relevant experience in polymer materials, compounding, application development, techni

- **Id**: 3763138
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/geon-technical-manager-polymer-application-development-engineering>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T19:12:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T06:30:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7931
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers

## Company

- **Id**: 3868279
- **Name**: Geon
- **Domain**: geon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/geon-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paycor

## Technologies

- **Design of Experiments** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T19:12:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Filed H-1B visas in the last two years; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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