Application Engineering Manager

About this 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.

• Leads engineering team supporting Henkel’s top consumer electronics accounts to develop advanced adhesive solutions and manufacturing products
• Promotes a culture of learning, collaboration, and personal development
• Mentor team members and support long-term career growth
• Oversees Cap Ex and drives continuous improvements to ensure labs and capabilities are future‑ready
• Manages engineering labs and workflow prioritization to meet customer, internal, and market requirements
• Ensures adherence to Henkel safety/legal requirements and all relevant industry and customer standards

• 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 guiding, motivating, and developing a technical team.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading a team of at least 5+ engineers/scientist as direct reports
• 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

• 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

The salary for this role is $ - $. 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.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.