Lead Application Engineer for Business Development
Henkel group•Bridgewater Township, NJ
•$87,000 - $120,000•Hybrid
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
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering, Chemistry, or similar field. Candidates with significant experience in coatings used in flexible packaging in lieu of degree may be considered.
- 5+ years in coatings, flexible packaging, or film manufacturing, ideally within converters or film production.
- Hands-on experience with coating, laminating, converting, or film extrusion technologies.
- Strong analytical and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Effective communicator, able to engage operators through senior stakeholders.
- Proactive, self-driven, and comfortable working independently in a dynamic environment.
- Travel approximately 30% across North America to support customer trials and business development activities
Responsibilities
- Drive technical solutions and innovation in flexible packaging coatings, supporting film-based applications and new business opportunities.
- Collaborate with Business Development, R&D, Sales, and customers to move projects from concept through commercialization.
- Lead lab-based development, including experiment design, testing, and continuous improvement of formulations and processes.
- Apply expertise in coating, laminating, and film extrusion to troubleshoot and optimize customer applications.
- Manage project execution, including timelines, supplier coordination, and milestone delivery.
- Support pilot and customer trials, both internally and at customer or converter sites.
- Engage with customers at all levels, delivering technical insights, training, and presentations.
Benefits
- affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time
- flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role)
- vacation buy / sell program
- 401k 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 (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth)
- fertility support
- adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
- discounted child and elderly care
- scholarships
- diverse 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
Senior
