Associate Lab Engineer, Thermals

Henkel; Chanhassen (MN); On-site; USD 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial

Family Support

Career Growth

Job summary

Henkel in Chanhassen, MN seeks a senior laboratory engineer to lead root cause analyses, corrective actions, and customer-facing testing for our Adhesive Technologies portfolio.

You will operate and maintain lab equipment, calibrate safety checks, document activities in CAPRIS/ACE, and prepare reports for field teams. Collaboration with Sales, KAMs, and marketing is essential, along with training and demonstrations for customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to gather, understand, and interpret chemical, physical and mechanical data
• Ability to work as a team member and independently on multi-task assignments
• Ability to present information in small group situations to employees

Responsibilities

• Performs / supports Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action on product complaints
• Provides technical resource and assessment to market for must win projects
• Completes Customer Technical Request Testing and Reports
• Runs and maintains lab equipment; supports standardization and test-method harmonization
• Ensures lab equipment calibration and safety checks
• Supports internal and external technical requests and projects
• Documents lab activities in CAPRIS/ACE
• Writes customer facing reports for field sales and other teams
• Communicates with field Sales/Marketing and project teams
• Trains Sales/Marketing and other Application Engineering personnel
• Performs customer lab demonstrations and training

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Minitab

JMP

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

• Performs / supports completion of Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Plan on all product related performance complaints
• Provides technical resource and assessment to market while supporting “must win” projects and programs
• Completes Customer Technical Request Testing and Reports within the Application Engineering database or equivalent, including 'customer ready' reports
• Runs and upkeeps laboratory equipment, leads/supports ongoing standardization, harmonization and administration of laboratory test methods
• Ensures laboratory and application equipment are calibrated and safety checked in compliance with local regulations
• Supports internal and external technical requests and projects
• Responsible for CAPRIS/ACE and Application Engineering database documentation of the performed lab activities
• Writes customer facing reports for the field Sales/Application Engineering teams, KAMs, Marketing, PD and Innovations or project team
• Responsible for directly communicating with the field Sales/Application Engineering teams, KAMs or project team
• Trains Sales/Marketing and other Application Engineering personnel on products
• Performs customer lab demonstrations and customer training

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’sdegree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
• Minimum 10years’ relevant lab experience in the thermal management or electronicsindustry
• Strongcommunication and interpersonal skills
• Ability togather, understand, and interpret chemical, physical and mechanical data.
• Ability to workas a team member and independently on multi-task assignments.
• Ability toeffectively present information in small group situations to otheremployees of the organization
• Knowledgeable inMicrosoft Suite and Minitab or JMP software (preferred)
• Abliity to workonsite, 5 days a week, in Chanhassen facility

Some benefits 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 $67,000.00 and $79,000.00. 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.