Commercial Application Engineer

Henkel; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance and benefits

Work-Life Balance

Financial: 401k matching and bonus

Family Support

Career Growth

Job summary

Henkel in Connecticut is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer within Adhesive Technologies to lead cross-functional technical initiatives for customer applications in North America. You will oversee product launches, manage complaints, and develop new applications with close collaboration across Sales, KAM, and R&D teams.

The role requires a strong technical background in electrical engineering, electronics, and materials science, with up to 50% travel domestically.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
• Experience with adhesives, coatings, or related technologies is preferred.
• Domestic travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deploy cross functional teams to execute technical strategy at customers.
• Drive product launches, manage complaints, and develop new applications across Sales, Key Account Management, BD, and R&D.
• Lead PD and innovation projects addressing portfolio gaps with KPI applications.
• Develop standards and methods for markets and applications new to Henkel.
• Own North American projects and coordinate with global teams for cross regional development and commercialization.
• Maintain lab equipment and ensure safety protocols; train staff and run, train, and maintain lab facilities.
• Provide AE support to drive growth and address unmet needs with Sales.
• Support BD and Marketing to achieve financial targets.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Electronics Aptitude

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's or PhD in Chemical/Mechanical engineering acceptable

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping thefuture through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trustedbrands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and ourcutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore newpaths and grow.

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

Dare to learn new skills, advance inyour 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 targetsPeople, 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: affordableplans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time offincluding sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybridwork 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 genderneutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertilitysupport, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderlycare, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse nationaland international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary rangefor this role is $110,000.00 and $130,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimumand maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at thetime of posting.In addition to base salary, this position may be eligiblefor incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. TheCompany also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actualcompensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills,experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended tocomply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does notaccept 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 anunsolicited referral.

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