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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Lead Application Engineer Industrial
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Lead Application Engineer Industrial
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About this position
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?
What you'll do
- Perform technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, troubleshooting, etc.) for power electronics customers (Power Industrial Automation and Datacom Telecom) with documentation in the CRM tool (ACE).
- Identify and close opportunities related to thermal management, potting, encapsulation, globe top, gasketing, coating etc. to generate more NES
- Consult customers on solutions generating value for their use cases and responsible for product recommendations, customized products applications, new product demonstrations and troubleshooting for customers.
- Responsible for directly communicating with sales, marketing, PD, Innovation, members of application engineer field team or project team members.
- Promote internally SBU innovations and best learnings cross accounts.
- Work with application equipment to provide solutions to enhance customer adhesive related processes.
- Work closely with the R&D team to relay customer feedback and help in the development of new adhesive / modify existing products or formulations tailored to specific customer needs.
- Reporting of laboratory results and methods according to accepted standards and communicate to internal/external customers.
- Work with customers to optimize adhesive application processes, ensuring that adhesives meet the required performance specifications (e.g., thermal, electrical, mechanical properties).
- Offer expert advice on adhesive selection, handling, storage, and processing to maximize efficiency, reliability, and quality.
- Recommend and implement process improvements in adhesive dispensing, curing, and bonding techniques to increase yield and reduce costs. Use appropriate tools (Leverage Point) to develop and present value proposition to customer
- Take ownership of regional lab and lab maintenance in accordance with Henkel standard.
What makes you a good fit
- Minimum 8+ years in adhesive applications within electronics manufacturing (e.g., PCB, semiconductor packaging).
- Experience working in power electronics and datacom/telecom industry will be added advantage.
- Ability to work independently, communicate with laboratory members, and maintain organized records/reports.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management.
- Solution oriented and ability to work as a team.
- Advanced user of MS Office applications Ability to understand products associated with assigned technologies.
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! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 24073721
Job Locations: India, Karnataka, Bangalore
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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