Principal Applications Engineer

Experience Required

Seven (7) years of experience in key account management, including technical sales support and product portfolio development aligned to customer base

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's degree in chemical, industrial or technology management engineering or related field

Compensation

$146,120.00 / Yearly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Principal Applications Engineer for Henkel Corp in Bridgewater, NJ to lead applications engineering efforts for adhesive flexible laminating technologies, focusing on process optimization, chemical product performance, and implementation of advanced solutions; design, develop, and execute application strategies to support new technology adoption and drive business growth; develop and optimize adhesive application processes using chemical engineering methodologies and application equipment to improve performance, efficiency, and reliability; lead implementation of new chemical and adhesive technologies by translating product capabilities into scalable engineered solutions; conduct technical evaluations, testing, and validation of products to ensure performance against specifications and regulatory requirements; analyze application data, generate technical insights, and prepare reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations; design and execute laboratory experiments, supervise testing of samples, and interpret results to guide product development and application improvements; collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, engineering, and manufacturing teams to refine products and application processes; lead APP Flexible Laminating projects by defining technical scope, milestones, and execution plans aligned with business objectives; establish technical standards, best practices, and documentation for application methods and process controls.

Requires: Bachelor's degree in chemical, industrial or technology management engineering or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) plus seven (7) years of experience in key account management, including technical sales support and product portfolio development aligned to customer base and alternatively, master’s degree in chemical, industrial or technology management engineering or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience in key account management, including technical sales support and product portfolio development aligned to customer base. Experience must include (quantitative experience requirements not applicable to this section): Technical service representative supervision and management; aligning product performance to application requirements based on product availability, performance and cost; designing and implementing production plant process audits trouble-shooting, root cause analysis and solution design using 8D, 5Ws and Kepner-Tregoe methodologies; product portfolio development in collaboration with sales, marketing, customer, legal and laboratory teams; and flexible laminates product offering. Travel in North America, approximately 50-60%. Occasional global, cross-region travel. Salary: $146,120.00/year. Submit resume to Careers.NA@henkel.com. Reference Number: 15857271.

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

15857271

Job Type

Full Time

Application Instructions

Submit resume to Careers.NA@henkel.com. Reference Number: 15857271.