Principal Mechanical Engineer

Henkel group • Rocky Hill, CT

5d • $125,000 - $140,000 • 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

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering (master’s degree preferred) plus a minimum of 7 years technical experience (5 years of which is design engineering related).
• Demonstrated ability to use 3D modeling software, statistical analysis, Design of Experiments, and the Scientific Method.
• Senior member of the team providing mentorship to Jr level engineers.
• Project management, interaction with a sales organization, and strong leadership skills required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with strong decision making skills, are essential.

Nice To Haves

• Design for injection mold manufacturing a must have.
• DFMEA experience required, ability to solve manufacturing challenges and hurdles, a must have.

Responsibilities

• The selected candidate will be part of an Equipment Team based in Rocky Hill, CT. The Loctite Equipment Team provides design support, training and execution for B2B adhesive applications.
• Developing novel customized solutions for dispensing and curing of Henkel adhesives and working with other technical and business functions to develop and execute strategy providing Henkel customer's a “Total Solution”.
• The role, while based in North America, will interface with other counterparts Globally on a regular basis.
• Global Technology Expert Mechanical Engineer.
• Skilled in design of sheet metal, plastic, machined and additive parts. Design for injection mold manufacturing a must have.
• DFMEA experience required, ability to solve manufacturing challenges and hurdles, a must have.
• Ability to leverage “Internet of Things” and analytics to facilitate Industry 4.0 where valuable.
• Leads and participates on major market driven product launches and development for equipment.
• Trains other engineers on technology and market initiatives.
• Provides mentoring and back up support to Application Engineering and Equipment Tech lines for higher level Equipment troubleshooting.
• Supports new product launches by developing and executing testing and evaluation of Henkel equipment for customer or Market applications.
• Collaborates with Adhesive Product Development teams to identify and validate new product offerings.
• Develops processes and equipment solutions that can be represented as New to the World which can be published both internally and externally.
• Works closely with Sales and Application Engineering to establish a strategic approach to providing customers with a total process solution.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior