Job Summary
Are you ready to turn engineering ideas into innovative flavor delivery solutions used in products around the world? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.
The role is based in Union Beach, New Jersey, United States (onsite role).
Be part of a collaborative, innovative and solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
As an Associate Process Engineer, Flavor Encapsulation, you will support IFF’s strategic mission of Re-Imagine Delivery® by designing solutions that help drive consumer preference in our customers’ products. You will join a close-knit research team advancing encapsulation and delivery technologies for flavors.
In this role, you will develop and optimize processes for novel encapsulation technologies involving volatile and non-volatile flavors. You will apply engineering principles, formulation knowledge and process expertise to solve technical challenges and help move new technologies from laboratory development through commercialization.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Design, execute and document laboratory, pilot-scale and manufacturing process trials
Analyze experimental results and process data to support technical decisions and advance projects
Develop and optimize encapsulation, flavor delivery, drying and related processing technologies
Prepare technical reports, experimental summaries, operating procedures and project documentation
Collaborate with scientists, engineers, manufacturing teams and external partners to achieve project objectives
Support technology scale-up and transfer from development through commercialization
Troubleshoot process and equipment issues using sound engineering and scientific principles
Support pilot plant operations, equipment evaluations, commissioning activities and process improvement initiatives
Maintain accurate experimental records in electronic laboratory notebook systems, participate in safety reviews and present technical findings to internal stakeholders
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, food engineering, process engineering or a related engineering discipline
Up to three years of experience in process development, manufacturing, pilot plant operations or research and development
Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Ability to collect, analyze and interpret technical and process data
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings to stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced research environment
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and technical documentation systems
Ability to work safely in laboratory, pilot plant and manufacturing environments while following company safety policies and procedures
How Would You Stand Out?
Experience with flavor, food, ingredient, encapsulation, spray-drying or related processing technologies
Experience with pilot plant operations, process scale-up, manufacturing operations or continuous improvement
Familiarity with statistical analysis, experimental design, electronic laboratory notebooks and data management systems
Physical Requirements
Ability to work in laboratory, pilot plant and manufacturing environments
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment
ATment operations for extended periods during trials
Why Choose Us?
Conduct hands-on research involving innovative flavor encapsulation and delivery technologies
Work across laboratory, pilot-scale and manufacturing environments
Contribute to projects from early-stage development through scale-up and…