Technologist, Technical Service, Texture & Healthful Solutions

About Ingredion

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.

Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Englewood, CO

Hybrid—4 days/week on-site & 1 day/week remote

As a Technologist, Savory Applications, you will provide technical support and expertise to customers for a broad range of food and beverage applications. The Technologist will work closely with our go-to-market team (Sales, Business Development, Marketing, etc.) to support accounts within our Western Regional (Englewood, CO) Technical Service team and our business initiatives for our growth platform products. Assist with managing existing product line, develop new products, and create customer-valued solutions.

You will be responsible for developing food formulations and prototypes for various customer and business initiatives on pilot plant and lab benchtop scale utilizing Good Manufacturing Practices. You will also perform research-related duties as needed/assigned; support internal and external customer requests; and execute analytical testing, including documenting results and preparing technical reports with guidance from the manager.

This role reports to the Project Leader, T&H, US/CAN.

• Provide technical support across a broad range of food applications, applying product and application knowledge to identify solutions for internal and external customers with an emphasis on batter and breaded or coated applications.
• Build knowledge of the company's technologies, product functionalities, and their application in customer products and different food categories.
• Support demo/prototype development and application validation work to promote our products and capabilities.
• Support customer and business development projects and initiatives, shifting priorities as needed and delivering on time.
• Conduct pilot and production scale trials in our Food Pilot Plant and/or at customers' facilities.
• Conduct qualification and application testing to support product line management of existing line product and new product launches.
• Perform work needed to provide tools for our growth platform initiatives, contributing to business growth and continuity.
• Work with direct manager & Technical service team to identify formulation challenges, solve problems, and develop innovative ideas.
• Interact with Technical service team, research/growth platform leaders, key technology functions, sales and business development in US/Canada.
• Support assigned accounts and customer projects with these accounts.
• Support fry lab/pilot plant management specifically for oil fryers, air fryers and impingement oven maintenance and up-keep.

• B.S in Food Science/Food Engineering/Chemical Engineering with 0 to 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Previous laboratory, pilot plant, and benchtop experience in the food industry highly desired. Prior customer experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of common food applications/processes, food ingredient functionality, and ingredient interactions.
• Ability to formulate products across a wide range of food categories with an emphasis on batter and breaded or coated food products.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required for food formulation development, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to write comprehensive technical reports and deliver technical presentations.
• Excellent planning skills, highly organized, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task.
• Ability to travel up to 15% domestically.

• Able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Able to deal well with ambiguity and embrace a dynamic work…