Application Engineer - Adhesive Dispensing and Processing

Location: On-site in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States; at least four days per week in Maplewood. Travel may include up to 20% domestic/international. Relocation assistance may be authorized.

Expected compensation: $98,964–$120,957, including base pay plus variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops industrial adhesives, tapes, electronics bonding solutions, and other technologies through global, cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Develop and optimize adhesive dispensing processes for New Product Introduction programs from concept development through production launch.
• Design and execute application trials, feasibility studies, and proof-of-concept evaluations covering adhesive materials, dispensing methods, equipment configurations, and process performance.
• Establish and document process parameters including flow rate, bead geometry, shot size, placement accuracy, cure conditions, environmental controls, and manufacturing process windows.
• Apply knowledge of rheology, viscosity, thixotropy, cure behavior, and material flow to improve dispensing performance, process robustness, product quality, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, quality, automation, and customer-facing teams to translate application requirements into scalable dispensing solutions and technical recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering from an accredited institution, completed and verified before starting.
• At least one year of experience in process development, application engineering, precision dispensing, fluid handling systems, automation, robotics, electronics manufacturing, or manufacturing process optimization.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship, including H1B sponsorship.
• Application materials must include education and work history through a resume or the application fields.

Nice to have

• Experience with adhesives, sealants, coatings, encapsulants, or similar fluid materials in application, manufacturing, or product development.
• Understanding of rheology, viscosity, thixotropy, cure behavior, and material flow characteristics.
• Experience developing, validating, or optimizing process parameters, process windows, equipment settings, or manufacturing recommendations.
• Experience with valves, pumps, nozzles, controllers, robotic dispense platforms, automated dispensing systems, or related manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with UV, thermal, moisture, two-part mixing, or room-temperature cure adhesive systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with an on-site working model in Maplewood.
• Benefits may include medical, dental and vision coverage, health savings and flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, paid absences, and retirement benefits.
• Employees are expected to follow corporate policies, procedures, security standards, and safety requirements while supporting an Environmental Health and Safety culture.
• US-based full-time employees must sign an employee agreement covering confidential information, trade secrets, conflicts of interest, and invention assignment; additional restrictions may apply to Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume or enter complete education and work history directly in the application; applications may not be considered without this information.
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