# Process Engineer

> David Protein · New York, United States · — · Posted 2026-08-14

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

**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

## Apply

[Apply at David Protein](https://apply.workable.com/david-protein/j/FA9DAA7F02/apply)

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