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# Lead Application Engineer

- **Company:** Henkel Inc.
- **Location:** Rocky Hill, CT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Laboratory Information Management Systems
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gkngcg

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

 + Master's degree in engineering or MBA a plus

 + 5-7 years of demonstrated related experience in project management, operations, lean manufacturing, statistical design and data analysis

 + Customer support experience (providing product application preparation and training)

 + Project management, quality management, laboratory, and field support skills

 + Experience across risk assessment, finance, marketing, and sales functions

 + Ability to build trusted customer relationships and communicate complex technical concepts effectively

 + Demonstrated leadership skills with a strong sense of urgency and ownership

## Description

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. **This role can be based in Rocky Hill, CT or Elkhart, IN.**

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

What you´ll do

 + Identify and align Henkel Application Engineering efforts to help solve unmet needs at top customer accounts

 + Responsible for product recommendations, customized product integrations, new product introductions, and troubleshooting solutions for customers

 + Support the innovation process to gain new business by leveraging customer feedback, defining target product profiles, and identifying and pursuing sustainability improvements

 + Plan, execute testing, and report on Customer Technical Requests and communicate results to customers

 + Consult customers on solutions generating value for their use cases and documenting value in Leverage Point

 + Perform technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, training, troubleshooting, etc.) for customers with documentation in lab management and sales management systems

 + Complete Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Plans on customer and product performance complaints

 + Work with application equipment both in the lab and at customer sites to provide solutions to enhance customer adhesive processes

 + Prepare internal and external technical whitepapers and make presentations to internal work groups and customers

 + Lead product technical training presentations to customers, Sales / Marketing, and other technical personnel

 + Support ongoing harmonization and administration of laboratory test methods, including development and implementation of new test methods

 + Directly communicate with customers, Sales, Marketing, PD, Innovation, and Application Engineering project teams

 + Respect and promote the Henkel Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality rules

 + Provide application support for various projects assigned by a supervisor


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