Food Expert - Mafer Ai

Mafer Ai; Málaga; Híbrido; EUR 50.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Early-stage equity

Relocation bonus €5,000

Housing support

Research time (10% of work time)

Descripción de la vacante

Mafer is building the future of R&D in food and chemicals. We are looking for a food scientist who has worked in industry and in the real kitchens of R&D teams and wants to turn that knowledge into software used by R&D and quality teams every day.

You will work directly with clients and build models with our engineers. Ideal candidates hold a PhD in food science or related field, have hands-on product/process knowledge, and are comfortable with Python.

Formación

• Hands-on R&D experience in a food or beverage company; not purely academic.
• PhD or equivalent depth in food science, food chemistry, or nutrition.
• Understanding of ingredient functionality, processing, and shelf life.
• Comfort with data analysis and Python programming.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; willingness to travel to plants.

Responsabilidades

• Develop predictive models and software modules for R&D and quality teams.
• Collaborate with clients to understand needs and deliver practical solutions.

Conocimientos

Industry R&D experience

Product behavior understanding

Data & Python

Bilingual Spanish/English

Willingness to travel

Educación

PhD in food science/food chemistry/nutrition

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

Mafer is building the future of R&D in food and chemicals.

We are looking for a food scientist who has worked in industry and in the real kitchens of R&D teams (test kitchens, pilot plants, production lines) and wants to turn that knowledge into software used by R&D and quality teams every day. You will work directly with clients and build models and product modules with our engineers.

YOU MAY BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE

• Hands-on R&D experience in a food or beverage company. Essential: not a purely academic profile.
• A PhD or equivalent depth in food science, food chemistry or nutrition.
• Real understanding of how a product behaves: ingredient functionality, process, stability, shelf life.
• Confidence working with data and Python.
• Spanish and English, and willingness to travel to plants.
• Experience in bakery, dairy, beverages or plant-based, predictive models applied to food, and EU food regulation are highly valued.

We offer early-stage equity, a €5,000 relocation bonus, support finding housing and 10% of your time for long-term research.

mafer.ai/careers/food-expert