Senior R&D Engineer, Adhesives Innovation

Henkel Argentina S.A; Chanhassen, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Henkel in Minnesota is seeking an R&D chemist to lead lab operations, advance polymer-based adhesive technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new products.

The role requires a degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and 1+ years in R&D, with knowledge of adhesives, rheology, and product development processes. Onsite work supports manufacturing and quality alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields.
• 1+ years of work experience in research and development.
• Knowledge of polymer science including polymer chemistry, structure–property relationships, rheology, bulk and adhesive mechanics.
• Technical expert in adhesive chemistries, composite materials, polymer network physics, filled suspensions, and/or resin cure chemistry.
• Familiarity with product development processes such as stage gate reviews and project initiation.
• Knowledge of MS Office, LabVIEW, AutoCAD or solid drawing programs and other technical software.

Responsibilities

• Manages lab functions including inventory, purchasing consumables, and onboarding raw materials.
• Identifies and develops new approaches, solutions, processes, products, and methods within an agreed timeframe.
• Ensures compliance with Henkel SHE standards and manages the lab and innovation process.
• Provides technical support to Manufacturing and Quality as required.
• Executes process developments to support cross-functional teams for new technology products.
• Provides guidance on patents, trademarks and proprietary agreements.
• Approves technical readiness of raw materials and products as well as first production and quality specs.
• Tests or supervises tests on product stability and performance.
• This role is fully onsite.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Materials Science

Polymer Science

Adhesive Chemistries

Polymer Network Physics

Stage-Gate

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

LabVIEW

AutoCAD

Job description

Henkel in Minnesota is seeking an R&D chemist to lead lab operations, advance polymer-based adhesive technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new products.

The role requires a degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and 1+ years in R&D, with knowledge of adhesives, rheology, and product development processes. Onsite work supports manufacturing and quality alignment.