Product Development Chemist for Thermal Interface Materials (d/f/m)

At Henkel, you can be a game changer and craft your career. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit by bringing your ideas to life within a global team. Our leading brands and technologies, along with our high-performing businesses will provide you with countless opportunities to develop your skills and explore new paths. Your career at Henkel will contribute to a more sustainable future, while you grow within our vibrant, diverse culture of trust and belonging. If you're up for challenging the status quo, join our team of pioneers and make your mark on the future with us.

Do you dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Create Innovations for electric vehicles and enable progress in e-mobility; new concepts in battery design require high performance adhesives realizing fast charging & lightweight cars
• Develop new adhesive products based on polyurethane and other chemistries
• Provide technical leadership, steer knowledge sharing and support project teams in problem-solving
• Lead one or multiple R&D projects with high criticality to business
• Identify and engage valuable external partners
• Design test series and lab formulations
• Formulate new thermally conductive adhesives
• Set up and implement new test methods, conduct characterization and specification testing of new development products
• Scale-up and transfer lab formulation into serial production located at different manufacturing sites
• Present about development projects for management, customers, and technical audiences
• Act as responsible for new research, intellectual property, publications, technology roadmap

YOUR SKILLS

• Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Material Science or Engineering
• Ideally 6 years of work experience with good knowledge of polymer chemistry
• Experience in polyurethane, epoxy or silane-modified polymer chemistry is appreciated
• Work experience with adhesive product chemistry or related fields is beneficial
• Strong ability for problem-solving
• Ability to take the initiative and high degree of flexibility
• Good teamwork and communication skills to collaborate in a global and cross-functional team environment
• Fluent English and good German language skills

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

JOB ID: 21019251

Contract & Job type: Full Time, Regular

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