Senior Process Engineer I – Biscuit R&D (North America)

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

2d•$86,900 - $119,515•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Process Engineer I, you will play a key role in enabling ingredient transitions and process changes across the North America biscuit portfolio. You will lead the design, assessment, and implementation of process solutions that ensure smooth material transitions, capital investment readiness, and robust process capability across multiple brands and plants. This role requires strong technical expertise, project leadership, and the ability to collaborate across R&D, Manufacturing, and Business Development to deliver consumer-preferred products with excellence.

Requirements

Technical depth in process engineering, with experience leading ingredient/material transitions in a manufacturing environment.
Proven ability to design and scale processes, assess capability, and deliver solutions across brands/plants.
Strong project management skills: able to prioritize, manage complexity, and deliver multiple projects on time.
Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems proactively and communicate solutions clearly to cross-functional teams.
Strong collaboration and influencing skills with R&D, Operations, and Business teams.
Curiosity, learning agility, and a drive to ensure technical rigor in all work.
Bachelor’s in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Food, or related field).
Minimum 5-7 years of experience in food industry process development, commercialization, or engineering with a proven track record of successful product launches and process improvements.
Process design and scale-up, risk assessment, problem-solving, project leadership, statistical analysis (e.g., Minitab), strong communication skills.
Ability to taste and evaluate biscuit products, including those with varied allergen profiles.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading material changes, or transitions within FMCG.
Exposure to capital project design and justification.
Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
Demonstrated executional excellence and personal leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead process design, capability assessment, and deployment for ingredient changes, transitions, and new material introductions across multiple brands and sites.
Conduct capital investment investigations and develop design recommendations to enable smooth transitions and ensure manufacturing feasibility.
Drive end-to-end process development, from pilot plant and line trials through commercialization, ensuring technical rigor and compliance with GMP and HACCP.
Partner with Product Development, Business Development, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality to proactively identify risks, troubleshoot issues, and deliver robust solutions.
Generate, update, and maintain accurate process specifications and technical documentation aligned to consumer and business requirements.
Influence cross-functional stakeholders and provide technical recommendations that balance consumer experience, quality, and productivity.
Contribute to intellectual property and competitive advantage creation through process innovation.