Senior Product/Process Development 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 The Sr Product/Process Development Engineer is primarily responsible for scale-up activities, process implementation and product/packaging introduction in domestic and international manufacturing sites of newly developed thermal interface materials for automotive applications. Liaise closely with product development, manufacturing, quality and SHE departments on new process definition for products designed for top tier companies in the automotive sector. Drive assessment of technical feasibility/challenges for proposed technology or product changes. Anticipate risks and address issues proactively or raise them to team early on for a complete design for manufacturing brief. Execute mixing/packaging activities at the pilot scale, support production trials and use scientific approach to understand relationship between raw materials, process and final product parameters. Define success criteria for new product production, conduct process documentation and act as technical expert at the manufacturing site to facilitate the transfer of technology knowledge and best operation practices. Presents scale-up reports to management and external customers.