W. L. Gore & Associates Careers, Benefits, Review

Our Purpose

From our founders’ dream to endless possibilities at Gore, our curiosity, creativity and customer collaboration inspires the development of advanced materials and new technologies. We innovate to enhance everyday experiences, repair hearts, explore space and so much more.

The Gore Story

Global Enterprise

At Gore, we are pioneers in technology who innovate with purpose to pursue solutions for our customers’ greatest challenges. Our global Enterprise has more than 12,000 Associates with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan and China, as well as sales offices and remote work opportunities around the world.

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Meaningful Work

We deliver products that improve life through our three global divisions: Fabrics, Medical Products and Performance Solutions. These divisions are enabled by our Core Technology team that develops advanced materials and process technologies. Associates in a wide array of commitments (roles) provide business and technical support across the Enterprise. 

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Our Culture

Our founders, Bill and Vieve Gore, set out to create an environment that would unleash our entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, while providing a great place for Associates to grow, develop and deliver meaningful contributions.

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Working at Gore

Our lattice structure guides how we operate and communicate. Associates – not employees - engage with whomever is needed to get our work done. Sponsors and leaders — not bosses — guide Associates in maximizing their talents and interests to meet business needs. We encourage all Associates to play an active role in charting their career paths and helping their fellow Associates grow.

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Great Place to Work

This work environment fosters personal initiative, creativity and hands-on innovation that ultimately empowers us to make a difference for our customers, communities and our Associates. Long history of “Great Place to Work” recognition around the world for our innovative culture. 

"Great Place to Work" Recognition

Meaningful Work

We deliver products that improve life through our three global divisions: Fabrics, Medical Products and Performance Solutions. These divisions are enabled by our Core Technology team that develops advanced materials and process technologies. Associates in a wide array of commitments (roles) provide business and technical support across the Enterprise. Creating best-in-class products that always do what we say they will do allow us to help people like Kathryn Dunning.

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  Fabrics Division

Gore revolutionized the outerwear industry with waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX Fabric more than 40 years ago and remains a leading innovator of performance apparel. Gore fabrics products provide comfort and protection in challenging environments and in everyday life, enabling wearers to safely and confidently achieve and experience more.

GORE-TEX and GORE-TEX Professional

  Medical Products Division

For more than 45 years, we have been improving lives through disciplined innovation to provide creative therapeutic solutions to respond to complex healthcare challenges. We are committed to supporting the ever-changing healthcare environment by delivering clinical and economic value through our products and services – helping you optimize patient outcomes and achieve financial objectives.

Gore Medical

  Performance Solutions Division

Gore develops products and technologies that address complex product and process challenges in a variety of markets and industries, including aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, mobile electronics and more. Through close collaboration with industry leaders across the globe, Gore enables customers to design their products and processes to be safer, cleaner, more productive, reliable, durable and efficient across a wide range of demanding environments.

Product Leadership