Application Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

Henkel Corporation; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend/relocation support

Access to 9,000+ courses

Networking events with leaders

Ongoing feedback discussions

In-person and virtual intern events

Job summary

Henkel Corporation's Adhesive Technologies group in Rocky Hill, CT, invites undergraduate students to join an internship working on adhesive chemistries, applications, and dispensing equipment. You'll gain hands-on lab experience and interact with customers and internal teams.

You should be pursuing a degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Packaging, or Electrical Engineering, graduating in 2027 or 2028, with strong problem solving, communication, and project-management skills; housing

Qualifications

• Undergrad student graduating in 2027 or 2028 pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong problem-solving and project management abilities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Hands-on lab experience from coursework or previous internship.

Responsibilities

• Get hands-on lab experience testing various adhesive chemistries.
• Support customer adhesive applications and project work.
• Provide technical support, perform research, and report on adhesive and dispensing equipment performance.
• Work independently and collaboratively on lab-based projects.
• Act as a technical liaison with customers, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and R&D teams.
• Gain experience in adhesive testing, statistical analysis, and project management.

Skills

Lab experience

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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

• Gethands‑on lab experience testing various adhesive chemistries
• Supportcustomer adhesive applications and project work
• Providetechnical support, perform research, and report on adhesive and dispensingequipment performance
• Workindependently and collaboratively on lab‑based projects
• Actas a technical liaison with customers, sales, marketing, manufacturing,and R&D teams
• Gainexperience in adhesive testing, statistical analysis, and projectmanagement

What makes you a good fit

• Anundergraduate student graduating in 2027 or2028pursuingadegree inChemicalEngineering,Mechanical Engineering,IndustrialEngineering,Packaging EngineeringorElectricalEngineering
• Strongproblem‑solving and project management abilities
• Effectivecommunication and presentation skills
• Hands‑onlab experience from coursework orpreviousinternship

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Exciting projects that allow you to make real impact and collaborate with Henkel colleagues worldwide
• Countless learning opportunities available through Henkel’s online learning platform with over 9,000 professional courses
• Networking events with Henkel business leaders, experts and sustainability ambassadors
• Ongoing feedback discussions throughout the internship that allow you to accomplish concrete goals
• In‑person and virtual social events to connect with other Henkel interns across the country

Following your internship, you may be invited to join Henkel as a returning intern or full‑time employee.

Additional information

• This internship is eligible for a housing stipend or relocation support
• This internship has a duration of May 24th – August 13th
• Recruitment for our 2027 internships starts in September 2026 and runs through early March 2027 or until all our positions are filled
• If selected to move forward in our recruitment process, you will receive an email from a recruiter on our talent acquisition team
• If a position you applied for is filled by another candidate, you will receive an email from our team alerting you that the position is closed.

The salary range for this role is $22-27/hour. This is the rate that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future. 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.