Application Engineer (w/m/d)

About Parker LORD

Parker LORD is a growing global company headquartered in the USA and a worldwide market and technology leader in adhesives and coatings, vibration and motion control, as well as thermally conductive technologies. For more than 100 years, Parker LORD has been providing innovative solutions in collaboration with our customers for automotive and industrial sectors, oil and gas, aerospace, and defense. Parker LORD is part of Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 company and a global leader in motion and control technologies.

Position

Application Engineer (w/m/d) – Elastomer Process Materials (EPM) division in EMEA, based in Hilden, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support to EPM Parker LORD customers in Central and Eastern Europe, leveraging Parker LORD Rubber-to-Substrate bonding agents, Weatherstrip, Glass Coatings, and SME products.
• Address inquiries related to Product and Application Engineering in Eastern and Central Europe.
• Track project progress and complete follow-up activities.
• Support the sales team through targeted customer visits, lab tests, and training sessions.
• Plan and document field trials and lab experiments to meet customer needs.
• Showcase and promote new technologies and solutions to clients.
• Conduct training seminars and demonstrations for internal and external customers, including distributor training.
• Contribute to the New Product Development (NPD) process based on customer feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or Polymer science; additional Certification and/or experience in Rubber Technologies is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in adhesives, coatings, rubber and application methods within general industry and/or automotive sectors; experience in Central & Eastern Europe is a plus.
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with high competency in customer interactions.
• Motivated to collaborate and contribute positively within a team environment.
• Availability to travel approximately 35% of the time (e.g., customer visits to Central & Eastern Europe, trade shows).
• Business‑level German and English is required; proficiency in additional European languages is an asset.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Benefits

• International corporate culture and cross‑departmental project teams; 80% of our employees contribute to high‑performance teams.
• Family‑friendliness and flexible working hours for a good work‑life balance.
• Fair, market‑based compensation, including profit‑sharing.
• Employer‑funded company pension plan.
• Development opportunities for individual growth.

Apply now directly online with your complete application documents, incl. Salary Expectation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.