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Senior Application Engineer- Packaging & Labeling

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Bridgewater, MA, United States


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.

What you’ll do

This lab based Application Engineer will lead internal and external technical requests and projects for the Packaging & Labeling team within the Consumer Goods Adhesives (APC) group, with strong emphasis on both hands on lab work and lab ownership

Lead and execute laboratory testing for customer requests and internal initiatives, including product recommendations, performance validation, troubleshooting, etc.

Develop, adapt, and maintain test methods and plans tailored to specific customer needs within Packaging & Labeling applications

Organize, analyze, and summarize technical findings with internal databases and other digital tools to make sound product recommendations and define next experimental steps

Prepare clear and high quality laboratory reports for customer communication and internal use. Make presentations to internal work group or Packaging and Labeling department as needed

Collaborate with the APC Field Application Engineering, Sales, and Product Development teams to support customer needs

Lead ongoing harmonization of laboratory test methods

Ensure laboratory and application equipment are calibrated, safety checked, and properly maintained

Run customer lab demonstrations using application equipment

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