Principal Application Engineer

About this Position

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.

What You'll Do

• Develop and evaluate KPI results and drive innovation and continuous improvement via data driven decisions and actions
• Leverage semiconductor knowledge in advanced packaging e.g. 2.5D, HBM, CoWoS technical requirements and trends to accelerate material testing and test vehicle development
• Primary technical interface to leading edge clients, addressing and resolving issues related to product implementation, functionality, or performance
• Manage a small (2-4) Application Engineering team to achieve project deliverables

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor packaging or processes with people manager experience
• Solid understanding of current and emerging packaging trends, including 2.5D and 3D packaging
• Proven ability to work independently and lead technical discussions with customers
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused, ownership-driven mindset
• Effective project and time management skills, with a consistent focus on quality and delivery
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Benefits

• 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

Pay

The salary range for this role is $130,000.00 and $155,000.00. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In 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.