Process Engineer

_The Company:_

Medici Brands is the parent company of [David](https://davidprotein.com/), [Epogee](https://epogee.com/), and several emerging brands launching in the near future. Medici Brands is led by CEO Peter Rahal, Co-founder and former CEO of RXBAR, and is focused on building brands that break the tradeoffs between taste and nutrition that have classically existed.

_Role Overview:_

Provide process and engineering support across all business units and brands - including suppliers, manufacturers, and fulfillment partners. Serve wherever the business requires technical expertise to optimize performance and efficiency. Continuously identify and implement process improvements that enhance quality and productivity.

_Key Responsibilities:_

Manufacturing optimization:

• Drive end-to-end process improvement across the manufacturing footprint.
• Manage and improve performance across the supplier and co-manufacturing network.
• Optimize production lines, capacity, and resource efficiency.
• Support quality systems, root-cause analysis, and OEE improvement initiatives.

Research and development

• Collaborate with R&D to align on product specifications and technical feasibility during early-stage formulation.
• Integrate process engineering considerations into formulation design to ensure scalability and production readiness.
• Support new product and process development from concept through pilot scale.

Commercialization

• Translate bench-scale processes into commercial execution with minimal friction.
• Ensure formulation and process decisions are compatible with equipment capabilities and supplier constraints across production stages.
• Audit, start up, and validate new manufacturing sites for readiness and compliance.
• Scale up lab or pilot processes to full production using DoE and data-driven validation.
• Lead technology transfer, documentation, and training across facilities and partners.
• Support our Quality team, as needed, with regulatory, validation, and risk assessment activities (IQ/OQ/PQ, FMEA, HACCP).

Requirements

_What You’ll Bring:_

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
• 4+ years experience in process design, scale-up, and manufacturing optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, applying first-principles thinking and data-driven insights.
• Passion for innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
• A bias toward action, experimentation, and continuous learning.
• Humility, curiosity, and a drive to build iconic consumer brands.

Benefits

Practicalities:

• Full-time, in-office role based in New York City. We work onsite five days a week (when not travelling) — when the culture fits, it is fun to be in the office together.
• Expect to travel up to 2-3 weeks per month as needed for commercialization and production trials.
• Cash compensation: $130–$150K per year, dependent on experience. Salary range is inclusive of bonus.
• Equity opportunity on top of cash compensation.
• 100% covered Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Additional perks, such as covered gym expenses
• Substantial and required PTO