Application Engineer Market Development (Mining)

Henkel; Rocky Hill (CT); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Family support

Career growth

Job summary

Henkel in the United States is seeking a leader for the North America Application Engineering organization. You will set strategic direction, partner with Sales and Product Development, and develop a high-performing team to translate customer needs into differentiated technical solutions.

You will drive customer engagement, oversee regional priorities, and mentor engineers while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years leading technical or application engineering teams in manufacturing, adhesives, or industrial environments.
• Ability to influence across functions and align technical work with commercial objectives and customer value.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management from labs to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the North America Application Engineering organization, setting strategic direction and execution for profitable growth across the ACM portfolio.
• Partner with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, and Business Development to identify market opportunities and translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Build and inspire a high-performing team of application engineers, fostering technical excellence and customer-centric culture.
• Drive customer engagement through technical consultation, validation, troubleshooting, and support of key accounts and growth initiatives.
• Establish regional Application Engineering priorities aligned with global objectives and commercial strategies.
• Accelerate the transfer of application expertise across teams for scalable best practices.
• Lead technical support for new product introductions, trials, qualification programs, and commercialization efforts.
• Manage resources, budgets, labs, equipment, and project priorities while ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical troubleshooting

Project management

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you'll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, 'all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You'll Do

• Lead the North America Application Engineering organization, setting the strategic direction and execution plan to drive profitable growth across the (ACM) portfolio.
• Partner closely with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, and Business Development teams to identify market opportunities and translate customer needs into differentiated technical solutions.
• Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of application engineers, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and a strong customer-centric culture.
• Drive customer engagement through technical consultation, application validation, troubleshooting, and support of key strategic accounts and growth initiatives.
• Establish and execute regional Application Engineering priorities that align with global business objectives, technology roadmaps, and commercial strategies.
• Accelerate the development, codification, and transfer of application expertise across teams, enabling scalable deployment of best practices and technical knowledge.
• Lead technical support activities for new product introductions, customer trials, qualification programs, and commercialization efforts to maximize business impact.
• Manage departmental resources, budgets, laboratories, equipment, and project priorities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ Years of experience managing technical, application engineering, product development, or customer-facing engineering teams in a manufacturing, adhesives, specialty chemicals, or industrial environment.
• Strong ability to influence and collaborate across functions, effectively connecting technical expertise with commercial objectives and customer value creation.
• Demonstrated success leading complex projects, driving innovation, and translating market needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively from laboratory teams to executive leadership and key customers.

Some benefitss of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $97,500.00 and $135,000.00. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.