Market Application Engineer (Defense)

Henkel; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Henkel in the United States seeks an experienced Application Engineer to support key accounts within the North American market, focusing on adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. You will collaborate with Product Development, Innovation, Marketing, and Sales to drive expert applications and launches.

The role requires 5+ years in Application/ Chemical/Mechanical Engineering, strong problem-solving and team skills, and the ability to train and present to customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical).
• MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Application Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering & related fields.
• Strong laboratory, problem solving, and computer skills such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience in facilitation, training, presentation, and customer interactions.
• Clear written and verbal communication. Collaborative teamwork.
• Self-motivated, hands-on, ambitious, and entrepreneurial.

Responsibilities

• Become part of our North American Application Engineering team, supporting key accounts and target markets, and driving expertise and innovation activities identified for our business unit.
• To carry out strategic initiatives by partnering closely with our Product Development, Innovation, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Channel, and Application Engineering Teams.
• Influence and drive scaling efforts by leading our Applications and Vertical programs, collaborating with sales support teams, building industry expertise and credibility, and rolling out innovation launches.
• Support key customers and target markets, by building expertise in the subject matter and target applications through lead users, universities, and industry partners.
• Collaborate and roadmap with regional customers to identify new opportunities.
• Identify market trends and needs, including competitive threats, and ensure Henkel compliance.
• Champion, communicate, and scale value proposition activities, validating market projects and programs through value analysis.
• Develop training materials to drive understanding and expertise of key applications to Application Engineering, and Sales teams.
• Collaborate and meet with Global Market Application Engineering to learn, identify, and scale regional opportunities.
• Promote Henkel technical expertise externally through technical conferences, trade shows, white papers, direct customer engagement, and membership of industrially recognized organizations.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Customer interactions

Facilitation & training

Self-motivated

Entrepreneurial mindset

Artificial Intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical)

MBA Preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

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

• Become a part of our North American Application Engineering team, supporting key accounts and target markets, and driving expertise and innovation activities identified for our business unit.


• To carry out strategic initiatives by partnering closely with our Product Development, Innovation, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Channel, and Application Engineering Teams.


• Influence and drive scaling efforts by leading our Applications and Vertical programs, collaborating with sales support teams, building industry expertise and credibility, and rolling out innovation launches.


• Support key customers and target markets, by building expertise in the subject matter and target applications through lead users, universities, and industry partners.


• Collaborate and roadmap with regional customers to identify new opportunities.


• Identify market trends and needs, including competitive threats, and ensure Henkel compliance.


• Champion, communicate, and scale value proposition activities, validating market projects and programs through value analysis.


• Develop training materials to drive understanding and expertise of key applications to Application Engineering, and Sales teams.


• Collaborate and meet with Global Market Application Engineering to learn, identify, and scale regional opportunities.


• Promote Henkel technical expertise externally through technical conferences, trade shows, white papers, direct customer engagement, and membership of industrially recognized organizations.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical), MBA Preferred


• 5+ years of experience in Application Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering & related fields


• Strong laboratory, problem solving, and computer skills such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Artificial Intelligence


• Experience in facilitation, training, presentation, and customer interactions


• Clear written and verbal communication. Collaborative teamwork


• Self-motivated, hands-on, ambitious, and entrepreneurial

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 rangefor this role is $105,000.00 and $128,000.00. 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. 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.