Process Development Engineer

Process Development EngineerKenilworth, New JerseyAt Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company's DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world's most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.This role is an Onsite Role: This role requires full-time presence at our Kenilworth, NJ officeJob Summary Independently leads process development, scale-up, manufacturing, filling, and technology transfer activities for assigned product portfolios. Responsible for developing robust, scalable, and reproducible manufacturing processes that consistently deliver required quality, safety, and performance attributes.The Process Development Engineer serves as the primary technical representative for assigned projects and works closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and external manufacturing partners to ensure successful commercialization.This role applies sound engineering principles to process design, troubleshooting, risk assessment, and continuous improvement activities.Key ResponsibilitiesProcess Development & CommercializationIndependently develop and optimize manufacturing and filling processes for NPD and EPD projects.Lead pilot plant and industrial scale-up activities.Author and maintain SPIs, manufacturing procedures, and filling bulk handling instructions.Establish critical process parameters and operating ranges.Support technology transfer to internal manufacturing sites and third-party manufacturers.Technical LeadershipServe as Process Development representative on project teams.Make independent technical recommendations regarding equipment selection, processing methods, scale-up strategy, and manufacturing parameters.Lead technical investigations and root cause analyses.Risk ManagementConduct process risk assessments using tools such as pre-Process FMEA.Identify and implement risk mitigation strategies.Support validation and process qualification activities.Continuous ImprovementIdentify opportunities to improve quality, throughput, reliability, safety, and cost.Evaluate new equipment and manufacturing technologies.Compliance & DocumentationEnsure technical documentation complies with internal procedures and regulatory expectations.Support GMP investigations, change controls, and quality assessments as required.QualificationsEducationBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related scientific discipline.Experience3+years of relevant experience in cosmetics, personal care, OTC, pharmaceutical, food, or consumer products industries.Technical RequirementsWorking knowledge of process development and scale-up principles.Experience with manufacturing equipment and unit operations.Working knowledge of GMP, validation, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.Strong project management and communication skills.Demonstrated ability to work independently.Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.The base pay range for this position is $83,000.00 - $103,000.00 / year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.Employees will also receive 3 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.