Senior Process Engineer, Commercialization & Scale-Up

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the process-engineering translation for new formulas, starting from bench-top gold standard samples and advancing through plant trials, initial production runs, and ongoing enhancements.

• Design formulas to ensure manufacturability and identify equipment or process discrepancies before rework is necessary.

• Collaborate with formulation teams to establish site-specific process standards and document the engineering rationale behind them.

• Develop and uphold process flows, critical parameters, and equipment specifications to ensure smooth transitions between manufacturing sites.

• Ensure process continuity when transitioning into steady-state production.

• Work alongside New Product Launch teams to verify manufacturing capabilities and pinpoint any gaps prior to launch.

• Maintain an overview of process and equipment capabilities throughout the manufacturing network.

• Facilitate commercialization timelines by overseeing equipment trials, line trials, and capacity/throughput evaluations.

• Offer technical support from the process side to site-facing quality teams and assist with production troubleshooting.

• Analyze process performance in relation to sensory and quality objectives.

• Detect deviations from established process standards and direct issues to site-facing quality owners.

• Assist in root-cause investigations related to out-of-spec results, quality deviations, ingredient failures, or process failures.

• Collaborate with manufacturing coverage teams and site-facing quality owners during these investigations.

• Cultivate collaborative relationships with co-manufacturer quality, engineering, and operations teams.

• Clearly represent RYZE’s process and quality standards while fostering trust with co-manufacturers.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in process or manufacturing engineering, formulation scale-up, or a closely related technical role within the food, beverage, or nutritional products sectors.

• A background in process or manufacturing engineering specific to food, beverage, or nutritional products.

• Significant exposure to formulation scale-up processes (bench → pilot → initial production).

• Strong working knowledge of blending and processing equipment, including paddle blenders, V-blenders, ribbon blenders, augers, and packaging lines.

• Understanding of ready-to-drink (RTD) products and the impact of equipment variations on formula processing.

• Proven ability to establish trust-based relationships with manufacturing partners.

• Capable of engaging in direct, challenging conversations when necessary.

• Willingness to travel variably to assigned manufacturing sites.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable travel to assigned manufacturing sites, coordinated around commercialization and launch milestones.