Senior Product Engineer- Petrifilm

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!

At Neogen Corporation, we believe in fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As a Product Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the world. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. Join us in our mission to protect and enhance global food and animal safety!

This role follows an onsite model to accommodate business needs while maintaining team collaboration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess and develop microbiology methods using analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Collect and analyze microbiological samples, ensuring accurate and reliable data.
• Support existing product continuous improvement for multiple top priority projects.
• Lead small cross-functional teams to develop and analyze experimental formulations for indicators and pathogen platforms.
• Use analytical tools such as statistical process controls, trending, and graphs to evaluate process capability and drive product improvements.
• Participate in technology scouting and product optimization related to portfolio optimization.
• Present findings at internal and external meetings, and prepare abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
• Maintain industry and technology awareness related to microbiological sample collection and analysis.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure product design meets customer requirements by linking design specifications.
• Maintain design specifications records (DSR) for existing products.
• Manage design change and control documentation including decisions and rationale.
• Design, run, and analyze experiments using scientific methods to validate product functionality.
• Conduct laboratory and pilot scale manufacturing experiments.
• Provide technical information for creating product standards and specifications.
• Execute internal and external approval projects prioritized by Neogen.
• Serve/Lead weekly TOPs team to align and prioritize impactful VAVE and Hard savings.
• Support Quality and Manufacturing teams on resolution of product quality issues related to sample collection, including investigation, CAPAs, Supplier Corrective Actions, and disposition of non-conforming product.
• Provide product technical information for regulatory submissions and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain records of changes and technical reports.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the design of experiments and other statistical methods.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 + years' experience in microbiological sample collection and analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in design of experiments and statistical methods.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.

From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too.