# Application Development Engineer (Polymers)

Zotefoams plc is a world leader in cellular material technology, with facilities in Croydon, UK; Kentucky and Oklahoma, USA; Brzeg, Poland; and Jiangsu Province, China (T-FIT). We produce lightweight foams for a wide range of markets including sports and leisure, aviation, automotive, and healthcare. Zotefoams also owns and licenses patented technology and supplies advanced insulation systems. The Company is on a strong growth trajectory, with significant revenue and profitability increases in recent years and ambitious plans for the future. About the Role: We are looking for an Application Engineer based in North America to support growth of new and existing business by providing practical technical expertise, application insight and responsive customer support. This role works closely with global customers, commercial teams and technical colleagues to help engineer and qualify polymer foam solutions into demanding applications. It suits someone who enjoys problem-solving, collaborating with customers, and working hands-on with materials and applications. Due to the travel requirement, candidates should live in a location with strong transport links and easy access to an airport.

- **Id**: 690163
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/zotefoams-application-development-engineer-polymers>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-05-01T07:20:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-05-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T12:01:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 190
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4332
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Plastics & Polymers

## Company

- **Id**: 695343
- **Name**: Zotefoams
- **Domain**: zotefoams.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/zotefoams>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Teamtailor

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.667
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 56
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 189

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

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## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T00:56:45Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 11
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.393
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 189
- **Expected fill days**: 56
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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