Senior Application Engineering Manager

Hartford, CT Area

The Company

Our client is a global manufacturing company that specializes in adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.

The Job

Our client is seeking a Senior Application Engineer Manager to join their team at their Connecticut facility. This position will be within their adhesive technologies division, leading the engineering team that supports the company’s top accounts in the consumer electronics industry, developing new technologies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Promotes a culture of learning, collaboration, and personal development. Mentor team members and support long-term career growth.
• Responsible for CapEx and drives continues improvements of the labs and capabilities to be future ready.
• Manages engineering labs, workflow assignments including prioritization and reporting to meet customer, internal and market needs and expectations.
• Ensures compliance with all company requirements (safety, legal), and relevant industry/customer specifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with 10 years of experience with adhesives and films/tapes materials used in consumer electronics devices.
• Proven track record of guide, motivate, and develop a technical team. Minimum of 5 years of experience of leading at least team of 5+ engineers/scientist as a direct report.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for managing teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• The capacity to use agile methodologies and adapt to changing customer needs and market conditions. The ability to lead the team and coordinate complex projects and assignment.
• Familiarity with FEA, flow modeling CAD and lab automation technologies