R&D Engineer, Food Process Innovation & Scale-Up

General Mills, Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

401(k) match

Health plans

Time-off program

Training & development

Job summary

General Mills in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Research & Development Engineer to design, test, and scale processes for new and improved products. You will work with engineering and manufacturing to bring concepts to production and apply data analysis tools to drive decisions.

Candidates should be pursuing a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering or Food Process Engineering, with graduation planned for Winter 2026 or Spring 2027, and have an interest in programming and modeling.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with anticipated graduation in Winter 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Experience or interest in programming, data analysis, and modeling is required.
• Strong academic record and demonstrated results are preferred.
• Leadership or project experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to design and test processes for development and commercialization.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing to scale process solutions.
• Scale-up products from benchtop and pilot to full production.
• Identify waste reduction opportunities and improve processes.

Skills

Programming experience

Data analysis

Modeling

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's in Food Process Engineering

Job description

General Mills in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Research & Development Engineer to design, test, and scale processes for new and improved products. You will work with engineering and manufacturing to bring concepts to production and apply data analysis tools to drive decisions.

Candidates should be pursuing a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering or Food Process Engineering, with graduation planned for Winter 2026 or Spring 2027, and have an interest in programming and modeling.