Commercial Application Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k matching

Annual performance bonus

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible & hybrid work policies

Job summary

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies group seeks a technically driven specialist to advance market initiatives, product launches, and new applications across North America. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage lab equipment, and ensure safety protocols while delivering growth with AE support to key accounts.

Ideal candidates hold a technical Master's degree, are comfortable with up to 50% travel domestically, and have experience in adhesives, coatings, antennas, and EMI/shielding applications.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering; chemical/mechanical acceptable with electronics experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% domestically.
• Strong technical, electronic, mechanical, and chemical aptitude.
• Printing/coating experience preferred.
• Experience with adhesives, functional inks, and functional coatings preferred.
• Experience in supporting the Aerospace sector, specifically defense preferred.
• Experience with antennas, frequency selection, EMI and 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.
• Lead technically driven PD and innovation projects for key portfolio gaps with KPI applications and markets.
• Develop necessary technical capability standards and methods for markets and applications new to Henkel.
• Own North American sourced projects and coordinate global cross regional development and commercialization.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and onsite safety protocols; training and running PE lab equipment.
• Provide direct AE support to drive growth.
• Identify unmet needs at Key Accounts and Regional/Inside Sales accounts with Sales.
• Participate in regular review of new development projects in pipeline; ensure timely AE workstreams for key initiatives: Smart Surfaces, Smart Healthcare, Antenna, Energy Storage.
• Support Business Development and Marketing to deliver financial targets.

Skills

Electrical/Electronics Eng.

Aerospace/Defense experience

Antennas/EMI shielding

Printing/Coating experience

Adhesives/Functional coatings

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Engineering in Chemical/Mechanical (electronics)

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

• 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 (ex: and end use application designed and tested in the US, but will be produced in APAC, EU and South America) Site Equipment Manager
• 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. Is the go-to expert for running, training, and maintaining PE lab equipment. Deliver AIB and SBU based KSI Targets - NES, GP, ROS
• 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. via addressing unmet needs and providing the appropriate level of technical support.
• 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 (as needed) new customer facing applications team members and SBU resources
• Develop industry impact/network (OEMs, Allied Partners, Associations, etc.

What makes you a good fit

• 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 with adhesives, functional inks, and functional coatings preferred
• Experience in supporting the Aerospace sector, specifically defense would be preferred
• Experience with antennas, frequency selection, EMI and other shielding applications preferred

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 $110,000.00 and $130,000.00. 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.