Product Development Scientist - Thermal Material

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 50,000 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.

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YOUR ROLE

Lead all aspects of R&D for new product introductions of thermally conductive silicone free composites for the eMobility and automotive electronics markets.

Including : Adhesive formulations, surface treatment applications, particle technology, and liquid dispensable compositions / coatings for new thermal interface products.

• Independently lead multiple development projects from initiation through hand-off to manufacturing scale-up.
• Translates customer and market feedback into technical specifications and develops product formulations and applicable data packages for specific customers and general market.
• Provides work direction to junior Engineers / Chemists working on the projects under his / her leadership.
• Generates intellectual property in the form of patents, trade secrets, and formulation know-how.
• Contributes actively to a safe work culture by applying and contributing to safety procedures and lab safety systems.
• Traveling of up 15-20% will be part of this role.

YOUR SKILLS

• in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields
• 3 years work experience in research and development Experience
• Knowledge of polymer science, including polymer chemistry, structure property relationships, rheology, bulk and adhesive mechanics of soft materials.
• Technical expert in adhesive chemistries, composite materials, polymer network physics, highly filled suspension rheology, and / or resin cure chemistry.
• Familiarity with product development processes such as stage gate reviews and project initiation
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Office, Labview, Autocad or solid drawing programs and other common technical software packages.

The salary for this role is $75, - $90, This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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