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The Application Development Engineer, along with the Research and Development Director will act as a liaison between our R&amp;D and Business Development&nbsp; team.&nbsp; This position will provide critical support to our ongoing upstream development efforts and act as the go-to technical person for yarn and fabric development.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;margin-right:0px;padding:0px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Our employees gain a unique and fulfilling experience by developing and executing hands-on approaches to sustainably-minded strategies in a dynamic start-up environment. 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