Manager Platform Engineering
Steer adhesive and sealant customer roadmaps and new product launches with automotive OEMs and suppliers.
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Why it is interesting. Owns customer roadmaps and new product launches for adhesives and sealants on vehicle body structures.
Might not be for you. About 50% travel and a commercial, relationship-driven scope rather than bench materials work.
Adjacent materials role:Adhesive Technologies unit; role needs technical understanding of body-in-white vehicle structure, steers adhesive/sealant new product launches at automotive customers
H-1B filings
Henkel filed 9 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025.
Most common titles: Lead Application Engineer, Product Development Chemist, Sr. Scientist Pd & Research. Median filed pay: $103K a year.
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- Seniority
- Manager
- Work
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Industry
- Automotive
- Role
- Product Development
Role details
About this PositionAt 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 Frequent travel/visits to the customers and suppliers, around 50%. Technical understanding of body in white, vehicle structure to anticipate what the customer needs. Develops, supports and executes customer roadmaps, steers profitable growth. Identify key decision makers and builds relationship with customers and supplier focused engineering centers. Collaborates closely with Technical Team/Marketing/Sales/KAMs to steer activities. Analyzes and builds different future scenarios to create new business paths. Steers and leads new products launches at customers. This is a hybrid role, and selected candidate will need to be willing and able to work in the office 60% of the time.
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