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. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. What you´ll do Lead hands-on development and optimization of adhesive application processes, provide technical expertise across a broad range of application equipment, and design custom fixtures and tooling to support laboratory and customer applications The individual will also provide technical guidance to the AE team and hands-on support for customer projects Serve as the equipment and process development expert for the Santa Clara Application Engineering team Operate, troubleshoot, optimize, and evaluate a broad range of application equipment, including liquid dispensing, jetting, printing, film application, coating, lamination, mixing, curing, and related technologies Lead application process development, optimization, and scale-up for new and existing adhesive technologies Design and develop custom fixtures, jigs, tooling, and experimental setups based on application and testing requirements Use CAD or similar tools to develop fixture designs and work with internal or external resources for fabrication Develop experimental methods and test setups to improve process capability, repeatability, and laboratory efficiency Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for AE engineers, laboratory personnel, and customers Evaluate new equipment and technologies and recommend solutions based on application requirements and process capability Collaborate with R D, Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and customers to develop practical application solutions Mentor AE team members in equipment operation, process development, and fixture design Support global customer projects and travel internationally as needed, with approximately 20% travel expected This role is fully onsite, requiring 5 days per week in the Santa Clara office