Associate Lab Engineer, Thermals

Henkel•Chanhassen, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Lab Engineer, Thermals, works in Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit, supporting technical work involving adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. The role conducts and supports root cause analysis and corrective action planning for product performance complaints, provides technical assessments to the market, and supports key projects and programs. It performs customer-requested testing, prepares customer-ready reports, maintains laboratory equipment and test methods, and ensures equipment calibration and safety checks comply with local regulations. The position documents laboratory activity in the CAPRIS/ACE and Application Engineering databases, communicates with field and project teams, trains internal personnel, and conducts customer laboratory demonstrations and training. The role is based onsite at Henkel’s Chanhassen facility five days per 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 settings 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 key 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 completed laboratory activities in CAPRIS/ACE and the Application Engineering database.
Write customer-facing reports for field Sales/Application Engineering teams, KAMs, Marketing, PD 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.