United States, Rocky Hill, CT, Adhesive Technologies

Principal Product Development Engineer

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Selected individual will be responsible for commercializing new adhesive film/ paste products, scaling-up to high volume manufacture and executing projects related to raw material replacement.

• Maintain a direct relationship with customers (internal & external), vendors, contractors, production, R&D and regulatory agencies.

• Observe safety and environmental guidelines while handling products.

• Able to effectively analyze data for: § Root cause analysis § Verification of process changes and conduct optimization with engineering studies, i.e.: design of experiments.

• Will work as a technical liaison with R&D, Operations, Marketing, and Sales to drive scale up activities. Provide technical and engineering support to successfully launch new products.

• Explore new technology, product, or performance improvement opportunities and follow through to procure & commissioning.

• Travel required up to 30% depending on business needs.

YOUR SKILLS

• Must possess relevant degree at minimum BS level or above, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

• Minimum 7 years of directly applicable engineering experience in adhesive film/paste manufacturing or related industries.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong background in statistics (JMP, MINITAB) and quality tools preferred. Familiarity with SPC principles and application to batch processes. Competent in problem solving techniques such as DOE, SPC, FMEA, PPAP, MCA, etc.

• Must be customer focused, action and result oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.

• Extensive knowledge of materials, chemistry, techniques, applications, operations in individual’s area of responsibility.

• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and process economics in areas of responsibility, including a thorough understanding of the effects of process variables and design considerations important to optimal operation.

The salary for this role is $90,000.00 - $115,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Henkel's request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully-executed agreement with Henkel must be in place and current.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.

JOB ID: 24068930

Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time

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