Job summary
Eram Talent is hiring an R&D Engineer for beverages in Al Hofuf. The role focuses on creating and improving beverage formulations, running lab and pilot trials, and supporting scale-up to factory production.
Key responsibilities
- Develop new beverage and liquid product formulations based on trends and requirements
- Improve existing formulations to enhance taste, quality and production efficiency
- Lead sugar reduction initiatives using alternative sweeteners
- Formulate products with functional ingredients like vitamins, minerals, proteins, fibers
- Conduct lab trials, bench-top work and pilot-scale testing
- Manage factory scale-up and support transition to commercial production
- Evaluate thermal processing (e.g., pasteurization) and ingredient stability
- Provide technical support during launches, trials and production training
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related
- 5+ years hands-on R&D experience in beverage or liquid food manufacturing
- Proven beverage formulation and product development experience
- Knowledge of functional ingredients and their liquid stability
- Experience with sugar reduction projects and alternative sweeteners
- Experience with pilot plant trials and factory-scale production
- Understanding of pasteurization, beverage processing and food safety
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills
Skills
Beverage formulationSugar reductionFunctional ingredientsPilot trialsScale-upPasteurizationStability testingTroubleshootingProduct developmentDocumentation
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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