Director of Product Development, Aerospace Materials
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or similar
- 10+ years experience in chemical R&D environment strongly preferred
- 5+ years in Aerospace industry strongly preferred
- Experience leading product development with Stage Gate system
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Experience building, mentoring, and scaling high-performance technical teams
- Direct experience presenting technical solutions to aerospace OEMs or Tier-1 suppliers
Responsibilities
- Manage Bay Point Product Development team to deliver high quality and innovative products to meet strategic and financial goals
- Contribute to technical road mapping for aerospace, identifying new trends and scouting ideas
- Provide Technical Readiness Level inputs to new project ideas to facilitate prioritization in innovation portfolio
- Execute IP strategy to maintain Henkel Technology leadership through patents, trade secrets, etc.
- Resolve customer technical issues and support root cause investigations
- Collaborate with site quality review board to prioritize and execute Management of Change projects to defend/maintain our existing business
- Responsible for site safety & 5s
- Identify, justify, and execute lab investments in CAPEX/OPEX to increase efficiency, safety, and execution
- Collaborate and communicate across PD sites, Application Engineering, Project Management, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and other key functions to smoothly execute all the actions above
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
