Associate Lab Engineer, Thermals
About The Position
The Associate Lab Engineer, Thermals supports Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit by performing laboratory testing and providing technical support for thermal management and electronics applications. The role supports root cause analysis and corrective action plans for product performance complaints, must-win projects, customer technical requests, and internal and external technical projects. It runs and maintains laboratory equipment, supports standardization of laboratory methods, and ensures equipment is calibrated and safety checked in compliance with local regulations. The position documents laboratory activities in the CAPRIS/ACE and Application Engineering databases, prepares customer-ready reports, communicates results to sales and application engineering teams and other stakeholders, and trains or demonstrates products for employees and customers. The role is based onsite at Henkel’s Chanhassen facility five days a week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant laboratory experience in the thermal management or electronics industry.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to gather, understand, and interpret chemical, physical, and mechanical data.
- Ability to work both as a team member and independently on multiple assignments.
- Ability to effectively present information in small-group situations to other employees.
- Ability to work onsite five days a week at the Chanhassen facility.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite and Minitab or JMP software.
Responsibilities
- Perform or support root cause analysis and corrective action plans for product-related performance complaints.
- Provide technical resources and assessments to the market while supporting must-win projects and programs.
- Complete customer technical request testing and reports in the Application Engineering database or equivalent, including customer-ready reports.
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, and lead or support standardization, harmonization, and administration of laboratory test methods.
- Ensure laboratory and application equipment is calibrated and safety checked in compliance with local regulations.
- Support internal and external technical requests and projects.
- Document laboratory activities in CAPRIS/ACE and the Application Engineering database.
- Write customer-facing reports for field Sales/Application Engineering teams, KAMs, Marketing, Product Development and Innovations, or project teams.
- Communicate directly with field Sales/Application Engineering teams, KAMs, or project teams.
- Train Sales/Marketing and other Application Engineering personnel on products.
- Conduct customer laboratory demonstrations and customer training.
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing plans starting on day one.
- Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday, and volunteer time.
- Flexible and hybrid work policies, depending on role.
- Vacation buy/sell program.
- 401(k) matching.
- Employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares.
- Annual performance bonus.
- Service awards.
- Student loan reimbursement.
- 12-week gender-neutral parental leave, with up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth.
- Fertility support.
- Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
- Discounted child and elderly care.
- Scholarships.
- National and international growth opportunities.
- Access to thousands of skills development courses.
- Tuition reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
