Senior R+D Process Engineer

Henkel; Trumbull (CT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-life Balance

401k & Shares

Family Support

Career Growth

Job summary

Henkel Consumer Brands is seeking a qualified professional to lead pilot plant operations, translate pilot learnings into production requirements, and support new product launches. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure process readiness and drive improvements across the supply chain.

The role requires a technical bachelor’s degree (Chemical Engineering preferred) with 3–5 years in manufacturing, R&D, or pilot plant environments, and hands-on equipment expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing, R&D, or pilot plant environments.
• Experience with liquid-process scale-up, statistical process control, and basic engineering principles.
• Develop experimental protocols and lead pilot plant and full-scale trials across the Henkel Consumer Brands supply chain network.
• Hands-on mechanical expertise with equipment setup, maintenance, chemical and waste management, and product preparation for consumer studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead best-in-class pilot plant operations and produce diverse product forms for technical and consumer testing.
• Translate pilot learning into production equipment requirements, partnering with plant technical teams to support investment planning, project timelines, and robust process design.
• Support innovation and new product launches by partnering with cross-functional leaders to confirm technical capability and readiness.
• Lead production scale-up, on-site process validation, and technology transfer to sustain process performance.
• Communicate clear, data-based recommendations to management to support timely decisions.
• Identify continuous improvement and optimization opportunities, develop models to explain and predict process performance, and interpret data to guide actions.

Skills

Collaborative

Enthusiasm for learning

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Chemical Engineering preferred

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 Consumer Brands business unit – where weempower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hairproducts to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance inyour career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Leadbest-in-class pilot plant operations and produce diverse product forms fortechnical and consumer testing.
• Translatepilot learning into production equipment requirements, partnering withplant technical teams to support investment planning, project timelines,and robust process design.
• Supportinnovation and new product launches by partnering with cross-functionalleaders to confirm technical capability and readiness.
• Leadproduction scale-up, on-site process validation, and technology transferto sustain process performance.
• Communicateclear, data-based recommendations to management to support timely decisions.
• Identifycontinuous improvement and optimization opportunities, develop models toexplain and predict process performance, and interpret data to guideactions.

What makes you a good fit

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required in a technical discipline;Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing,R+D, or pilot plant environments preferred, with demonstrated knowledge ofliquid-process scale-up, statistical process control, and basicengineering principles.
• Develop experimental protocols and lead pilot plant andselected full-scale trials across the Henkel Consumer Brands supply chainnetwork.
• Apply hands-on mechanical expertise to equipment setupand maintenance, chemical and waste management, and product preparationfor consumer studies, sales samples, and OTC stability batches.
• Recommend equipment and process improvements to meetsafety, quality, production, cost, and BCT objectives.
• Bring a collaborative, positive approach, andenthusiasm for learning.

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 $85,000.00 and $100,000.00. 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.