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Senior Adhesives Application Engineering Manager
Middletown CT
155-185K + Bonus + Full Benefits + Paid Relocation

Join a leading global organization known for shaping the future through innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. Our trusted consumer and industrial brands are household names worldwide. This position is within our Adhesive Technologies business unit, where we empower industries through advanced adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, providing our customers with a competitive advantage.

Senior Application Engineering Manager

This role is critical to supporting our top accounts in the high-growth consumer electronics market. You will lead a specialized engineering team focused on developing cutting-edge adhesives and processes to maintain our position as a best-in-class partner.

• Lead and Mentor: Guide an engineering team supporting our most strategic accounts in the consumer electronics sector. Develop new adhesives and processes.
• Culture & Development: Foster a high-performance culture of learning, collaboration, and personal development. Mentor team members and actively support long-term career growth.
• Lab Management & Strategy: Be responsible for CapEx planning and drive continuous improvements of engineering labs and capabilities to ensure future readiness.
• Workflow & Prioritization: Manage engineering labs, workflow assignments (including prioritization), and reporting to meet challenging customer, internal, and market needs and expectations.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure the team and labs adhere to all company requirements (safety, legal) and relevant industry/customer specifications.

• Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree in science or engineering.
• Experience: 10+ years of professional experience with adhesives and films/tapes materials used specifically in consumer electronics devices.
• Leadership Track Record: Proven success in guiding, motivating, and developing a technical team. Minimum of 5 years of experience leading a team of 5+ engineers/scientists as a direct report.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills essential for managing technical teams, executive clients, and internal stakeholders.
• Adaptability: The capacity to employ agile methodologies and rapidly adapt to changing customer needs and dynamic market conditions.
• Technical Skills: Ability to coordinate complex projects and assignments. Familiarity with specialized tools such as FEA, flow modeling CAD, and lab automation technologies is a plus.

• Full, comprehensive benefits package starts on day one, including:
  
  
  • Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and Wellbeing plans.
  • Work-Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (sick, vacation, holiday, volunteer), flexible/hybrid work policies, and vacation buy/sell program.
  • Financial Security: 401k matching, Employee Share Plan with company matching, annual performance bonus, and student loan reimbursement.
  • Family Support: Industry-leading 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, and discounted dependent care.
  • Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, access to thousands of skills development courses, and diverse national and international growth opportunities.