Lead Application Engineer: Printed Electronics

Henkel; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial rewards and bonuses

Family support and benefits

Career growth and training

Job summary

Henkel in Irvine, CA is seeking a results‑driven engineer to lead ink product development for conductive, resistive, and dielectric inks within our Adhesive Technologies unit.

You will design testing methods, plan lab evaluations, interact with customers, and collaborate with global teams; travel 25–30% and be onsite five days weekly when not traveling.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge in printed electronics (ink formulation & characterization) is required.
• Direct customer interfacing experience is required.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead application development for ink products (conductive, resistive, dielectric inks).
• Design testing methods to screen products for customer applications.
• Plan and execute lab evaluations and ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Printed electronics

Customer engagement

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Material Science

PhD in Engineering/Material Science (optional)

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

• Lead application development for ink products, including but not limited to conductive, resistive, and dieletric inks
• Design and implement proper testing methods to effectively screen products to better predict fitness to customer applications
• Plan and execute lab evaluations. Comply with all onsite safety protocols and procedures
• Generate and present technical report to internal team/stakeholders and external customers
• Act as the interface between customer and internal team in capturing and translating customers’ needs for new applications and products
• Responsible (lead or participate) for customer engagement activities such as ink product recommendation, new product/application implementation, trouble shooting, and customer training
• Collaborate with global cross functional team to execute projects within targeted timeline. Function as direct responsible individual for assigned projects and drive to completion
• Travel to customer sites (domestic or international) on needed base (25-30%)
• When not traveling, this role will be onsite, 5 days a week in our Irvine, CA location

What makes you a good fit

• A bachelor/master’s degree in engineering or material science with minimal 5 years of working experience or a doctor’s degree with minimal 3 years of working experience in R&D or application engineering field
• Deep knowledge in printed electronics (ink formulation & characterization, application processes, or module/device level electrical testing etc.) is required
• Direct customer interfacing experience is required
• Previous working experience in consumer electronics is desirable
• Knowledge of statistical analysis is desirable

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 $85,000.00 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.