Senior Product/Process Development Engineer

Henkel group • Brandon, SD

2d • Onsite

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 a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields.
• At least 1 year of relevant professional experience in process development.
• Knowledge of polymer science, including polymer chemistry, structure property relationships, rheology, bulk and adhesive mechanics of soft materials.
• This is a fully onsite role that could require monthly travel to Cannon Falls, MN. Additional travel (~20%) to other manufacturing sites may be needed as well

Responsibilities

• The Sr Product/Process Development Engineer is primarily responsible for scale-up activities, process implementation and product/packaging introduction in domestic and international manufacturing sites of newly developed thermal interface materials for automotive applications.
• Liaise closely with product development, manufacturing, quality and SHE departments on new process definition for products designed for top tier companies in the automotive sector.
• Drive assessment of technical feasibility/challenges for proposed technology or product changes.
• Anticipate risks and address issues proactively or raise them to team early on for a complete design for manufacturing brief.
• Execute mixing/packaging activities at the pilot scale, support production trials and use scientific approach to understand relationship between raw materials, process and final product parameters.
• Define success criteria for new product production, conduct process documentation and act as technical expert at the manufacturing site to facilitate the transfer of technology knowledge and best operation practices.
• Presents scale-up reports to management and external 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees