Process Engineer: Scale-Up & Tech Transfers for CMs

eos Products; Cranbury Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

eos Products seeks a highly technical Manufacturing Engineer to manage day-to-day relationships with contract manufacturers (CMs) and OEMs, leading tech transfers from R&D to full-scale production and owning onsite scale-ups and line trials. You will travel domestically 40-50% to evaluate CMs and approve first production runs.

You will collaborate with R&D, Packaging, and Procurement to align timelines with manufacturing realities, support RFQs, and work with Quality on root-cause analyses for

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing production scale-ups within personal care, fragrance, hair, and/or wellness categories.
• Experience working with third-party/contract manufacturers, including tech transfers and turn-key formula production.
• Experience with capital equipment planning, equipment validations, and automation on high-volume production lines.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and methodologies (e.g., APQP, CAPA) and experience partnering with supplier/manufacturing quality engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, Operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Proven track record managing onsite scale-ups and line trials, including new primary and secondary packaging introductions.
• Experience partnering with Quality teams on root-cause analysis and corrective action for production issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 40-50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day technical relationships with contract manufacturers (CMs) and OEMs across eos's categories, developing deep knowledge of each partner's equipment and manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead tech transfers and turn-key formula hand-offs from R&D into commercial-scale production, translating lab-scale formulas into repeatable, CM-ready processes.
• Own onsite scale-ups and line trials, collaborating with R&D and Packaging to bring new primary and secondary packaging components into execution at CMs.
• Travel domestically 40-50% of the time to evaluate potential new CMs, troubleshoot manufacturing issues at existing suppliers, and review/approve scale-up and first production runs.
• Partner on RFQs and sourcing strategy, contributing both upfront and in backend deliberations by providing insight into the capacity and capabilities eos needs from a given CM.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with NPD, R&D, Packaging, and Procurement to keep new product development timelines aligned with manufacturing reality.
• Work alongside the Quality team on root-cause investigations for production issues, driving corrective and preventive actions with CMs.
• Challenge CM assumptions on manufacturing approach, equipment fit, and timelines, and lead difficult supplier conversations directly when needed.

Skills

Manufacturing scale-ups

CM partnerships

Automation on high-volume lines

Quality system knowledge (APQP, CAPA)

Project collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering / Chemistry / Operations or related

Tools

Capital equipment planning

Equipment validations

Job description

eos Products seeks a highly technical Manufacturing Engineer to manage day-to-day relationships with contract manufacturers (CMs) and OEMs, leading tech transfers from R&D to full-scale production and owning onsite scale-ups and line trials. You will travel domestically 40-50% to evaluate CMs and approve first production runs.

You will collaborate with R&D, Packaging, and Procurement to align timelines with manufacturing realities, support RFQs, and work with Quality on root-cause analyses for