Resident Application Engineer

Henkel
Henkel

Santa Clara, CA, USA

USD 135k-165k / year + Equity

Posted on Jun 21, 2026
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.

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

What You´ll Do

  • Regularly influence and contribute to strategy and tactical planning and support proliferation of break-through technologies
  • Collaborate and develop roadmap with global customer design centers and industry experts
  • Meet with key global customers at their facilities to translate/identify new opportunities
  • Is an expert in the industry, developing new data/white papers to promote Henkel expertise
  • Develop and manage key innovations/application development programs
  • Understand the latest technologies and impact to our business and customers
  • Proactively contribute, impact and share best practice at the team, technology, application and product line levels
  • Quantify, document, and report Henkel solution’s value to customers

What makes you a good fit

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience, with a minimum of 5 years in the thermal management or electronics industry
  • Proven leadership, sense of urgency, and a self-starter that takes initiative
  • Extensive experience engaging customers in technical and commercial discussions
  • Willingness to support up to 25% travel domestically and internationally
  • Spanish language proficiency is desirable but not required

Some benefits of joining Henkel

  • 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

The salary range for this role is $135,000.00 and $165,000.00. 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. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.