Senior Application Engineer - Conductive Coatings

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? YOUR ROLE

• Conductive Coatings Expertise: Lead projects focused on conductive carbon coatings to enhance battery cell performance. Drive innovation in dry electrode technology and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Center of Excellence Operations: Own responsibility for equipment and the production of foil-coated samples from our Center of Excellence in Madison Heights. Ensure smooth integration of conductive coatings into manufacturing lines.
• Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with key customers, particularly those in the battery industry. Work closely with customers to understand their needs and provide tailored technical solutions.
• Product Launch and Scale-Up: Take newly developed conductive coating solutions through scale-up phases, ensuring successful implementation on production lines. Provide on-site support and troubleshooting as necessary.
• Materials Testing: Conduct experiments and testing to validate coating performance. Collaborate with testing teams to ensure product reliability and meet performance standards.
• Technical Presentations: Present technical findings and insights internally and externally, showcasing the benefits and applications of our conductive coatings to customers and stakeholders.
• Traveling of up to 40-50% is requirred.

YOUR SKILLS

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in conductive coatings or related fields, with a focus on battery applications.
• Strong hands-on experience in lab and production settings with proven ability to conduct experiments, manage equipment, and scale processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively with cross-functional teams and customers.
• Self-sufficiency and self-management abilities with a proactive approach to problem-solving and project management.
• This role is designed as On Site. Selected candidate will be working in the office unless they are in the field meeting with customers, suppliers or attending technical events.

The salary forthis role is $80,000.00 - $95,000.00. This is the range that we in good faithanticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We mayultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salaryrange may also be modified in the future.

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