Senior Process Scientist, R&D — Scale-Up & Innovation

Kraft Heinz, Inc.; Glenview (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off

Company holidays

Leave of absence

Training opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Kraft Heinz, Inc. in Glenview, IL, invites a Sr. Scientist to join the Process Technology group within R&D Central Processing to drive new processing technologies from concept to commercialization.

You will develop scale-up strategies, run pilot lines, document procedures, and apply CQV, FMEA, and CPRA tools to mitigate risks and ensure Right-First-Time launches. Travel up to 25% and a 3-day-in-office/2-day-remote hybrid work model are expected.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of R&D or engineering experience in consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma, or similar.
• Experience with emulsions/shear processing, fermentation, extrusion, thermal processing/validation, aeration, drying or powder mixing.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize emerging process technologies aligned to business needs.
• Develop scale up strategies from prototyping to pilot plant and right-first-time commercialization.
• Execute end-to-end technical delivery across complex processing projects with technical briefings, concept development, design, and commercialization handover to Ops/Supply Chain.
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation (MPS, Transformation Flowsheets, Process Design Scopes) meeting quality and manufacturing requirements.
• Apply CQV, FMEA, CPRA to identify risks and drive design decisions for readiness.
• Partner with R&D, Packaging, Quality, Operations, and external suppliers to define processing requirements and milestones.
• Lead and support pilot line trials and scale-up activities, translating learnings into robust commercial solutions.
• Contribute to STAR and Tech Review Board processes with clear risk/status communication.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory and safety requirements through project execution.
• Support cost optimization and value engineering to improve margin and sustainability.
• Mentor junior processing engineers to share expertise.

Skills

Emulsions & shear processing

Fermentation

Extrusion

Thermal processing & validation

Aeration

Drying

Powder mixing

Project management

MS Project / Smartsheet / Jira

Advanced Excel

Technical communication

Willingness to travel

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

SAP

Job description

Kraft Heinz, Inc. in Glenview, IL, invites a Sr. Scientist to join the Process Technology group within R&D Central Processing to drive new processing technologies from concept to commercialization.

You will develop scale-up strategies, run pilot lines, document procedures, and apply CQV, FMEA, and CPRA tools to mitigate risks and ensure Right-First-Time launches. Travel up to 25% and a 3-day-in-office/2-day-remote hybrid work model are expected.