Application Engineer Automotive Industry

About the Role

Henkel is seeking an Application Engineer to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah. This full-time role involves representing Henkel at a key customer's automotive manufacturing facility, providing hands-on technical support for adhesive solutions. The position requires a strong technical background and a proactive approach to problem-solving, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal performance and continuous process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a full-time presence at the customer's automotive manufacturing facility in Jeddah as Henkel's primary on-site technical representative.
• Provide daily hands-on technical support for Henkel's automotive adhesive and bonding applications, ensuring optimal product performance and smooth integration into manufacturing processes.
• Monitor adhesive application performance and critical process parameters, including temperature, pressure, dispensing accuracy, curing conditions, and bonding quality, to ensure stable and efficient production.
• Identify, investigate, and troubleshoot technical challenges related to adhesive applications, bonding performance, equipment functionality, and manufacturing processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis and coordinate corrective and preventive actions with the customer's technical teams and Henkel's internal experts to minimize production disruptions.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Process Engineering teams to ensure consistent application quality, process reliability, and compliance with automotive manufacturing standards.
• Support adhesive product trials, application validations, process improvements, and the introduction of new bonding technologies within the customer's production lines.
• Act as the key technical liaison between Henkel and the customer, ensuring effective communication, timely issue resolution, and alignment on technical requirements.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with key customer stakeholders, including engineering teams, production supervisors, quality representatives, and plant management.
• Prepare and maintain technical reports, performance assessments, troubleshooting documentation, corrective action plans, and regular project updates for both Henkel and customer stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Henkel's Application Engineering, Technical Service, Sales, and Product Development teams to provide technical solutions and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to applicable health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements while working within the customer's manufacturing environment.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant technical or engineering role.
• Demonstrated strong technical background.
• Ability to proactively identify and solve problems.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.

Work Environment

This role is based in Jeddah, Makkah, and requires a full-time presence at a customer's automotive manufacturing facility. The Application Engineer will work closely with various customer and internal Henkel teams.