Senior R+D Process Engineer
Henkel · Trumbull, CT
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 7 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Henkel (industrial) in Trumbull, CT.
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Connecticut: typical posted base $100k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 8 process engineer openings in Connecticut, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live process postings in Connecticut.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $100k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 88%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 75%
- Lean 63%
- Tooling 63%
- ✓ New product launch 63%
- FMEA 50%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Henkel
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from HenkelAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About this Position At 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 Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- •Lead best-in-class pilot plant operations and produce diverse product forms for technical and consumer testing.
- •Translate pilot learning into production equipment requirements, partnering with plant technical teams to support investment planning, project timelines, and robust process design.
- •Support innovation and new product launches by partnering with cross-functional leaders to confirm technical capability and readiness.
- •Lead production scale-up, on-site process validation, and technology transfer to sustain process performance.
- •Communicate clear, data-based recommendations to management to support timely decisions.
- •Identify continuous improvement and optimization opportunities, develop models to explain and predict process performance, and interpret data to guide actions.