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Come Be Part of a Mission that Matters!
Come Be Part of a Mission that Matters!
Join a Product Engineering team that protects the performance, quality, and continuity of products used in food safety and microbiology applications. In this onsite role, you will apply hands-on microbiology experience and scientific problem-solving to improve commercialized products, support product and process changes, investigate technical issues, and help build future manufacturing and laboratory capability.
What You'll Do
- Develop, execute, and analyze experimental plans to support product improvements, process changes, technical investigations, and verification activities.
- Use microbiological principles, scientific methods, and data analysis to evaluate product and process performance.
- Own defined project workstreams and move technical work from testing through conclusions, recommendations, and implementation support.
- Support material qualifications, manufacturing changes or transfers, product refreshes, and continuity-of-supply projects.
- Contribute data and technical rationale to Design Specification Records, product standards, and material or supply specifications.
- Partner across functions to investigate issues and implement improvements.
- Prepare clear protocols, technical reports, and presentations.
- Support a Lean Six Sigma-oriented continuous improvement culture by using data and structured problem solving to improve quality, service, cost, process capability, and ways of working.
What You Bring
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Hands-on laboratory experience applying microbiological principles in a technical setting.
- Experience developing, executing, and interpreting scientific studies or experiments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work onsite and collaborate with laboratory, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams.
Preferred
- Two or more years of relevant industry, research, or manufacturing experience.
- Experience with food safety microbiology, diagnostic products, culture-based methods, method development, or verification and validation studies.
- Experience supporting commercialized products or regulated manufacturing operations.
- Experience with statistics, Design of Experiments, trend analysis, or process capability tools.
- Experience with specifications, material qualifications, Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
Why This Role Matters
Product Engineers connect scientific understanding with real-world product and manufacturing needs. Your work will help maintain product design and performance, resolve technical risks, improve supply and process capability, and ensure changes are supported by sound data and documented technical rationale.
At Neogen we believe that taking care of our employees allows them to do their best work. When you join our team, you'll enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.
Benefits include:
- Benefits starting on Day One – Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on your first day of employment.
- 401(k) with company match – Invest in your future with retirement savings and company contributions.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Enjoy generous paid time off so you can rest, recharge, and spend time with those who matter most.
- Career Growth Opportunities – We are committed to promoting from within and providing the tools, training, and support to help you grow your career.
- Meaningful Work – Be part of a team whose work has a real impact on our customers, communities, and the world around us.
- Collaborative Culture – Join a team that values innovation, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Come build your future with us while making a difference every day.
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WHO IS NEOGEN:
From farm to fork, we offer solutions to enhance the quality, quantity and safety of the global food supply. Our food safety diagnostics are used within farming operations to the production facilities of most of the world’s best-known food companies. Neogen’s solutions are critical to the health and well-being of our customers’ operations – and in turn their consumers. What we do matters!
Neogen’s culture combines stability with a deep believe in providing professional and personal growth. Our Pillars of Trust – the principles which guide our everyday decision—making, include Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service. It’s the belief in these characteristics that provide a consistent, happy and healthy work environment for our employees.
