Senior Application Engineer - Adhesives & Thermal Solutions

Henkel; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Employee stock plan

Performance bonus

Parental leave

Fertility support

Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement

Childcare assistance

Scholarships

Skills development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies unit in Santa Clara seeks a seasoned professional to influence strategy and lead collaborative innovation with global customers. You will develop roadmaps, translate customer needs into opportunities, and manage key innovations in adhesives and coatings.

We value a chemistry or engineering degree, 5+ years in thermal management or electronics, proven leadership and strong customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of directly applicable experience, preferably in the thermal management or electronics industry.
• Proven leadership, sense of urgency, and a self-starter that takes initiative.
• Extensive experience engaging customers in technical and commercial discussions.
• Willingness to support up to 25% travel domestically and internationally.
• Spanish language proficiency is desirable but not required.
• Willingness to relocate/work out of our Santa Clara facility.

Responsibilities

• Regularly influence and contribute to strategy and tactical planning and support proliferation of break-through technologies
• Collaborate and develop roadmap with global customer design centers and industry experts
• Meet with key global customers at their facilities to translate/identify new opportunities
• Is an expert in the industry, developing new data/white papers to promote Henkel expertise
• Develop and manage key innovations/application development programs
• Understand the latest technologies and impact to our business and customers
• Proactively contribute, impact and share best practice at the team, technology, application and product line levels
• Quantify, document, and report Henkel solution’s value to customers

Skills

Leadership

Customer engagement

Travel willingness

Relocation

Spanish language (desirable)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or related field

Job description

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies unit in Santa Clara seeks a seasoned professional to influence strategy and lead collaborative innovation with global customers. You will develop roadmaps, translate customer needs into opportunities, and manage key innovations in adhesives and coatings.

We value a chemistry or engineering degree, 5+ years in thermal management or electronics, proven leadership and strong customer engagement.