Resident Principal Application Engineer

Henkel group • Santa Clara, CA

2d • $135,000 - $165,000 • 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 chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience, with a minimum of 5 years in the thermal management or electronics industry
• Proven leadership, sense of urgency, and a self-starter that takes initiative
• Extensive experience engaging customers in technical and commercial discussions
• Willingness to support up to 25% travel domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

• Spanish language proficiency is desirable but not required

Responsibilities

• Regularly influence and contribute to strategy and tactical planning and support proliferation of break-through technologies
• Collaborate and develop roadmap with global customer design centers and industry experts
• Meet with key global customers at their facilities to translate/identify new opportunities
• Is an expert in the industry, developing new data/white papers to promote Henkel expertise
• Develop and manage key innovations/application development programs
• Understand the latest technologies and impact to our business and customers
• Proactively contribute, impact and share best practice at the team, technology, application and product line levels
• Quantify, document, and report Henkel solution’s value to customers

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: Principal