Manager, Engineering Innovation & Industrialization

Description

The Manager role is set up as a senior level individual with hands-on focus and self-starting engineer who thrives in a fast-paced innovation environment.

It will be responsible for driving filling process development across our product portfolio — spanning skincare, color cosmetics, fragrance, and packaging — operating complex manufacturing and pilot equipment to accelerate industrialization and deliver engineering innovation. You will work cross-functionally with Formulation, Process Development, Packaging, Quality, Commercialization, and Manufacturing Engineering teams, and travel to manufacturing sites to hand off processes developed during work.

The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of mechanical systems (filling and process equipment), materials, and equipment controls, and can apply that knowledge to think critically, solve complex problems, and engineer clever, practical solutions in a manufacturing and pilot environment.

The manager role is expected to actively drive and accelerate the industrialization of complex product forms — owning the full journey from pilot to manufacturing with a right-first-time mindset. They bring the intellectual rigor to break down complex, ambiguous challenges back to first principles, and the hands-on discipline to build and execute targeted learning plans and DOEs that address those challenges and unlock innovation. This role also carries real opportunities to create new intellectual property, contributing to a growing portfolio of proprietary processes and technologies that define our competitive edge in prestige beauty.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR currently pursuing / recently completed a Master's degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or Engineering with demonstrated hands-on lab or process development experience — preferably in cosmetics, personal care, pharma, or a related consumer goods industry

• Proven ability to independently operate complex pilot or manufacturing filling equipment

• Strong proficiency in DOE methodology and statistical data analysis

• Experience working in GMP-regulated environments

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Solidworks or similar engineering design tools

Technical Skills

• Deep understanding of electro-mechanical systems and how they interact within manufacturing and filling equipment

• Strong knowledge of materials relevant to filling processes (metals, plastics, elastomers, etc.) and their behavior under process conditions, including a deep understanding of cosmetic ingredients and product forms (emulsions, gels, powders, waxes, etc.), fluid rheology, and viscosity behavior and how these properties influence filling equipment process parameters, and line performance. Familiarity with equipment controls and automation — able to read, interpret, and troubleshoot control logic and system behavior

• Ability to quickly understand how complex manufacturing equipment works and identify opportunities for optimization or innovation

Soft Skills & Ways of Working

• A true self-starter who takes initiative, learns quickly, and operates with a high degree of independence

• Fast learner with the ability to ramp up on new technologies, equipment, and processes with minimal guidance

• Hands-on by nature — comfortable on the floor as much as at the desk

• Technical problem-solver at heart — able to diagnose root causes, think from first principles, and develop clever, pragmatic solutions

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills — able to interface confidently with peers and present technical data to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Willingness and ability to travel to manufacturing sites for process handovers (approximately 10–15% travel)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].