Tech Transfer Engineer

Location:

Hodges, South Carolina, United States

Location:

On-site

Travel Required:

up to 10% of time

The Quality Tech Engineer serves as the critical bridge between R&D innovation and manufacturing execution. Embedded at the site level, this role acts as the primary on‑floor execution lead for the technology transfer process, ensuring new formulas and products are successfully scaled from the laboratory to commercial manufacturing. The role focuses on supporting new product innovation through plant trials, mitigating scale‑up risks, driving post‑launch investigations, and providing ongoing technical expertise to local plant operations.

• Manage and execute all tactical stages of the electronic technology transfer process at the site level, leveraging strategic support and guidance from senior managers and directors.
• Act as the primary onsite resource bridging corporate quality and R&D, relaying critical information between manufacturing capabilities and R&D innovation needs and leading technical discussions with site engineers and operators.
• Partner with site teams prior to trials to ensure operational readiness, verify new raw‑material and packaging availability, and support technical risk assessments for new product innovation.
• Serve as the physical execution lead for plant trials and EMOs, monitoring critical process parameters directly on the floor and executing formal EMO reports.
• Leverage deep technical knowledge of formulations and scale‑up processes to provide ongoing support to plant quality and operations teams, serving as a subject‑matter expert for troubleshooting complex issues on new innovations and existing commercialized products.
• Lead post‑launch reviews, support broader On‑Shelf Quality initiatives, and partner with the plant quality team to investigate and resolve complex, formula‑driven quality deviations across the site’s entire portfolio.
• Facilitate ongoing synchronization meetings connecting R&D, division quality, and site operations to ensure seamless communication and remove roadblocks during commercialization.
• Actively adopt and apply emerging AI and digital tools to support continuous improvement, optimize plant trials, and enhance overall efficiency of product commercialization.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including marketing, supply chain, technology managers, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment, compliance, and communication throughout the product commercialization lifecycle.
• Generate and manage site‑specific manufacturing recipes, ensuring accurate control of formulas, labels, and packaging within critical plant systems.
• Coordinate and facilitate specialized technical evaluations as required for new products, including testing protocols for heavy metals and lead.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial), Chemistry, or a closely related technical/scientific field.
• 5+ years of full‑time experience in quality, manufacturing, R&D, or process engineering within the consumer‑goods, pharmaceutical, or food/beverage industries.
• Proven, hands‑on experience participating in or leading plant trials, new product scale‑ups, or technology transfers from a laboratory environment to a manufacturing floor.
• Strong analytical and root‑cause analysis skills with a demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve complex manufacturing or formula‑driven deviations.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex R&D requirements into practical manufacturing steps and influence cross‑functional teams (operations, R&D, quality).

• Working knowledge of cGMPs and FDA regulatory requirements.
• Experience working directly with or within manufacturing facilities.
• Familiarity with the technology transfer process.
• Background in manufacturing processing and scale‑up operations.
• Experience utilizing product lifecycle management (PLM) software and/or SAP.

Salary Range: $96,800.00 – $ USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit‑sharing, and long‑term…