Senior R+D Process Engineer

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping thefuture 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 newpaths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where weempower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance inyour career and make an impact at Henkel.

• Leadbest-in-class pilot plant operations and produce diverse product forms for technical and consumer testing.
• Translate pilot learning into production equipment requirements, partnering withplant technical teams to support investment planning, project timelines,and robust process design.
• Support innovation and new product launches by partnering with cross-functional leaders to confirm technical capability and readiness.
• Lead production scale-up, on-site process validation, and technology transfer to sustain process performance.
• Communicate clear, data-based recommendations to management to support timely decisions.
• Identify continuous improvement and optimization opportunities, develop models toexplain and predict process performance, and interpret data to guide actions.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required in a technical discipline;
  
  Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing,R+D, or pilot plant environments preferred, with demonstrated knowledge ofliquid-process scale-up, statistical process control, and basic engineering principles.
• Develop experimental protocols and lead pilot plant and selected full-scale trials across the Henkel Consumer Brands supply chain network.
• Apply hands-on mechanical expertise to equipment setupand maintenance, chemical and waste management, and product preparation for consumer studies, sales samples, and OTC stability batches.
• Recommend equipment and process improvements to meet safety, quality, production, cost, and BCT objectives.
• Bring a collaborative, positive approach, and enthusiasm for learning.

• 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 rangefor this role is $85,000.00 and $. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at thetime of  addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills,experience, education, training, and work location.

This posting is intended tocomply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does notaccept 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, wecome from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. Webelieve the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is anequal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard torace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status,genetic information, and other legally protected categories.