Applications Engineer, Adhesive Technologies

Henkel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial perks and bonus

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Commercial Application Engineer in the Adhesive Technologies unit, supporting North American markets from multiple U.S. locations including Houston.

You will lead technical initiatives, deploy cross-functional teams for product launches, manage complaints, and drive new applications from concept to commercialization. The role demands strong engineering aptitude across electronics, mechanical, and chemical domains, with travel up to 50% primarily within the US/Canada.

Qualifications

• Technical Masters degree: Electrical or Electronics Engineering preferred, Chemical and/or Mechanical engineering acceptable with appropriate electronics experience.
• Up to 50% travel will be required, primarily domestically (in the US and Canada);
• High technical, electronic, mechanical and chemical aptitude
• Printing / coating experience preferred
• Experience in supporting the Aerospace sector, specifically defense would be preferred
• Experience with antennas, frequency selection, EMI and other shielding applications preferred

Responsibilities

• Significant technical contributor to market and application initiatives.
• Direct and deploy cross functional team to execute technical strategy at customer, including product launches, complaint management, and new application development: (Sales, Key Account Management, Business Development, Product Development, Operations, Lab Technician, etc)
• Lead technically driven PD and innovation projects for key portfolio gaps with KPI applications and markets
• Develop necessary of technical capability standards and methods for markets and applications new to Henkel.
• Own North American sourced projects and direct appropriate global team for cross regional development and commercialization
• Along with Product Development and Partner Applications Engineer, the role will require management and maintenance of laboratory equipment as well as all onsite safety protocols and procedures.
• Provide direct Application Engineering (AE) support to proactively drive growth.
• Identify and address unmet needs at Key Accounts and Regional/Inside Sales accounts with Sales
• Provide direct AE support to drive growth at new opportunities arising from Web site inquiries, cold calls, etc.
• Participate in regular review of new development projects in pipeline, ensure timeliness of AE workstreams for related customer/market projects specifically in our key initiatives: Smart Surfaces, Smart Healthcare, Antenna, Energy Storage
• Support Business Development and Marketing efforts to deliver financial targets People, Project, Market/Industry Management or Leadership
• Focus on supporting, coaching, and training new customer facing applications team members and SBU resources
• Develop industry impact/network (OEMs, Allied Partners, Associations, etc.)

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Electronics

Mechanical Engineering

Technical Master’s degree

Education

Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Job description

Henkel is seeking a Commercial Application Engineer in the Adhesive Technologies unit, supporting North American markets from multiple U.S. locations including Houston.

You will lead technical initiatives, deploy cross-functional teams for product launches, manage complaints, and drive new applications from concept to commercialization. The role demands strong engineering aptitude across electronics, mechanical, and chemical domains, with travel up to 50% primarily within the US/Canada.