Principal Engineer, R&D - Process Technology

The Kraft Heinz Company
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 104,200 - 130,200 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Technical communication","Project management","Cross-functional collaboration","Risk management","Execution focus"]

Drive end-to-end development and commercialization of complex processing technologies for consumer and platform portfolios. As a deep processing expert in R&D Central Processing, you will evaluate emerging equipment and automation approaches, run pilot trials and scale-up, and produce rigorous technical deliverables (flowsheets, design scopes, FMEAs, and CQV/CPRA documentation). You’ll partner cross-functionally across R&D, Quality, and Operations to ensure Right-First-Time execution, compliance, and risk-mitigated launches.

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The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company
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Principal Engineer, R&D - Process Technology

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end development and commercialization of complex processing technologies for consumer and platform portfolios. As a deep processing expert in R&D Central Processing, you will evaluate emerging equipment and automation approaches, run pilot trials and scale-up, and produce rigorous technical deliverables (flowsheets, design scopes, FMEAs, and CQV/CPRA documentation). You’ll partner cross-functionally across R&D, Quality, and Operations to ensure Right-First-Time execution, compliance, and risk-mitigated launches.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify, evaluate, and prioritize emerging processing technologies aligned to business needs.
  • •Develop scale-up strategies from prototyping through pilot plant commercialization to enable Right-First-Time execution.
  • •Execute end-to-end technical delivery across complex processing projects, including design, learning plans, pilot runs, and commercialization handover.
  • •Maintain detailed technical documentation and ensure processing parameters meet quality, shelf-life, consumer experience, and manufacturing performance requirements.
  • •Apply commercialization tools (CQV, FMEA, CPRA) to identify/mitigate technical risks and support compliant, safe launches.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 104,200 - 130,200 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •BS/MS/PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
  • •Minimum 6 years of experience in R&D or Engineering roles in consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma, or similar industries.
  • •Demonstrated experience executing end-to-end processing development projects, including pilot trials and scale-up to industrial production.
  • •Strong applied knowledge of processing commercialization tools including CQV, FMEA, and CPRA, plus Process Design Scopes and Transformation Flowsheets.
  • •Proficiency managing multi-stakeholder initiatives with detailed project plans, schedules, and risk logs (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Excel; familiarity with SAP).
Experience:6+ yearsConsumer goodsFood & beveragePharmaR&DPilot trialsScale-upIndustrial production
Education:
Skills:Technical communicationProject managementCross-functional collaborationRisk managementExecution focus
Tech Stack:CQVFMEACPRAMS ProjectSmartsheetJiraExcelSAPManufacturing Procedure SpecificationsTransformation FlowsheetsProcess Design Scopes

Company Brief

The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company is a global food and beverage company producing iconic packaged foods and condiments across categories like cheese, meals, condiments, and beverages, serving retail, foodservice, and consumer markets worldwide.
Industry: Food & Beverage
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 2015
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