Senior Application Engineering Manager

Henkel group • Rocky Hill, CT

74d • $150,000 - $185,000

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

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with 10 years of experience with adhesives and films/tapes materials used in consumer electronics devices.
• Proven track record of guide, motivate, and develop a technical team. Minimum of 5 years of experience of leading at least team of 5+ engineers/scientist as a direct report.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for managing teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• The capacity to use agile methodologies and adapt to changing customer needs and market conditions.
• The ability to lead the team and coordinate complex projects and assignments.
• Familiarity with FEA, flow modeling CAD and lab automation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leads engineering team supporting Henkel’s top accounts in the consumer electronics market to develop new adhesives and processes to be best in class partner.
• Promotes a culture of learning, collaboration, and personal development. Mentor team members and support long-term career growth.
• Responsible for CapEx and drives continues improvements of the labs and capabilities to be future ready.
• Manages engineering labs, workflow assignments including prioritization and reporting to meet customer, internal and market needs and expectations.
• Ensures compliance with all Henkel requirements (safety, legal), and relevant industry/customer specifications.

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
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees