Sr Scientific Associate— United States, Irvine, CA, Adhesive Technologies

Henkel ibérica portugal, unipessoal, lda; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Employee share plan

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Henkel, a global leader in Adhesive Technologies, seeks a Senior Product Development Chemist specializing in printed electronics in Irvine, CA. The role focuses on developing new adhesives, coordinating R&D projects, and delivering IP-rich innovations for electronic packaging.

You will collaborate across functions and geographies to bring new film adhesive formulations to market, while mentoring teams and presenting at technical conferences.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years in polymer-based composites or adhesive product development.
• Experience with adhesives for electronic applications or semiconductor packaging is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously on multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop new technologies and products for electronic adhesives.
• Lead one or more R&D projects and manage milestones.
• Stay current with technology trends and IP; secure IP position.
• Design, develop, and support commercialization of film adhesive formulations.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal teams, customers and conferences.
• Interact with external customers and respond to requests promptly.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across time zones with product development, project management, marketing and sales teams.
• Apply state-of-the-art technology to product development.
• Generate new IP and patent disclosures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Experiment design

Independence

Team collaboration

Patents/Publication

Education

PhD in Chemistry or related field

Job description

Adhesive Technologies Research & Development United States, Irvine, CA, CA Full Time Regular

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

• Develop new technologies and products in support of electronic adhesives business. Identify opportunities for new technologies, products, or performance improvements
• Leads one or multiple R&D projects critical to business and ensures timely project milestone advancement. Actively makes specialized knowledge available to the organization
• Stays current with technology and market megatrends. Acts as responsible for new research, IP, publications, technology roadmap. Secures IP position in own area of development
• Design, develop, execute and support on-time commercialization of new film adhesive formulations and products.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on research projects for internal teams, management, customers and technical conferences
• Directly interact and communicate with external customers and respond to customer requests in timely fashion
• Effectively work in cross functional teams across different time zones with members from product development, project management, application engineering, process engineering, marketing and sales
• Understand state-of-art technology advancement and apply it to product development
• Generate new intellectual properties. Actively search for new ideas and technology from within or outside

What makes you a good fit

• PhD degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or in any other related scientific areas
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the areas of polymer based composite or adhesive product development is required.
• Prior experience of adhesive product development for electronic applications, metallurgical experience or knowledge of semiconductor packaging is highly desired
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills are essential
• Proven ability to invent and innovate, and strong ability to design and implement experiments are needed
• Motivated self-starter with strong initiative and with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in team collaboration
• Individual with proven track record of success in new technologies and products developed, invention disclosures and patents, and published scientific papers publication in peer reviewed journals
• The ability to work autonomously on multiple projects is needed
• Ability to work onsite, 5 days a week, in Irvine, CA.

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

JOB ID:26100683

Job Locations:United States, CA, Irvine, CA

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