Process Engineer — Fragrance Scale-Up & Innovation

International Flavors and Fragrances; South Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 80,276 - 114,680; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) and vacation

Parental leave

Annual bonus

Job summary

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) seeks an engineer to enhance manufacturing processes, support new product development, and move concepts to commercialization. The role is based onsite in South Brunswick, NJ, collaborating with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive safe, scalable production.

The candidate brings a chemical engineering background with 3+ years in manufacturing or research, strong data analysis, and experience with capital projects and process development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a chemical, food, pharmaceutical, or related manufacturing or research environment.
• Experience supporting engineering activities for capital investment projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of process development, scale-up principles and manufacturing operations.
• Experience analyzing technical data and using spreadsheet software to support data-driven decision-making.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action processes and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan and execute laboratory and pilot-scale experiments that support new product development and manufacturing process improvements.
• Support New Product Introduction activities by developing experimental plans, collecting and analyzing data, summarizing findings, and preparing technical reports.
• Prepare technical batch reports, including data interpretation, conclusions, and recommendations for future process optimization.
• Coordinate the preparation of sample batches for customer evaluations and internal development activities.
• Lead manufacturing trials and scale-up activities, translating laboratory processes into safe and effective commercial production methods.
• Develop temporary batch instructions and process change documentation to support non-standard manufacturing activities.
• Participate in Hazard and Operability Studies, safety reviews and risk assessments to promote safe and compliant operations.
• Collaborate closely with Research and Development, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to drive project execution and continuous improvement.
• Support capital and investment projects by contributing to engineering specifications, equipment commissioning and startup activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Communication

Project management

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Job description

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) seeks an engineer to enhance manufacturing processes, support new product development, and move concepts to commercialization. The role is based onsite in South Brunswick, NJ, collaborating with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive safe, scalable production.

The candidate brings a chemical engineering background with 3+ years in manufacturing or research, strong data analysis, and experience with capital projects and process development.