Senior Food Research Engineer / Food Engineer

“The partnership we formed with Vertosa plays a direct role in the success we’ve had scaling to multiple states and product types. We look forward to innovating and changing the game with them for years to come.”

As the client testimonial above suggests, your role as a Food Engineer at Vertosa will put you at the forefront of innovation in the cannabis and hemp-infused product industry, developing advanced ingredient solutions that redefine formulation stability and bioavailability. Your work will span emulsions and powder-based systems, drive process scale-up, and bridging scientific research with commercial application in a rapidly expanding market. Collaborating closely with R&D, manufacturing, operations, quality, and regulatory teams, you will enhance processing efficiency while ensuring compliance with food safety and cannabis regulations. As someone committed to scientific innovation, problem-solving, and cutting-edge food science and food engineering, you’ll shape the future of infused products alongside the industry’s most influential and forward-thinking team.

In the first year, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and optimize emulsion and powder-based ingredient systems for cannabis-infused products, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and refine processes and formulations to meet evolving customer and market needs.
• Oversee pilot trials and scale-up processes for successful commercialization.
• Enhance processing design to improve emulsion, stability, sensory, and shelf-life.
• Analyze and optimize ingredient matrices to improve performance, stability, and bioavailability.
• Evaluate and develop production processes for efficiency and consistency.
• Develop and implement quality control points to effectively assess emulsion stability and functionality.
• Partner with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to refine formulations and optimize production.
• Assess and recommend processing equipment to align with formulation and manufacturing needs.
• Troubleshoot formulation and production challenges to ensure reproducibility and maintain high-quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and quality standards specific to the cannabis and food industries.
• Stay informed on industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging food engineering technologies.
• Conduct research and development on novel food-grade emulsification techniques and processing technologies.
• Support and mentor a high-performing R&D team to foster a culture of innovation that combines creative thinking and risk-taking with structured, repeatable processes.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D, degree in Food Engineering, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in food or beverage process engineering, with a strong focus on manufacturing processes, and formulation development. 
• Expertise in emulsification, homogenization, and scaling up formulations to ensure stability and commercial viability.
• Strong understanding of food-grade emulsifiers, stabilizers, surfactants, and processing unit operations , with the ability to design scalable manufacturing processes in line with food safety and quality control standards.
• Advanced analytical skills with hands-on experience using tools to measure particle size, rheology, shelf stability, and other emulsion system characteristics.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to think beyond standard food science applications to solve complex formulation and scalability challenges in a high-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to describe complex scientific concepts in an easy to understand way.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage other  team members and collaborate effectively with executives.
• Must be a passionate champion for cannabis, although Vertosa does not require cannabis consumption for any employees. 

Why Vertosa?

Vertosa’s core values and company culture are as important as our products and services. Founded in 2018, we are a science-first cannabis company that creates the most effective and reliable active ingredients for infused products. Our patented and patent-pending emulsion systems are carefully designed for the specific needs of each customer, and we work closely with lab partners and brands of all sizes throughout the manufacturing process to achieve target potency and accelerate products to market.

Trust, Leadership, and Community guide our team in leveraging the power of natural ingredients and science to create better alternatives to recreational consumer products and medicine. Our knowledge, experience, best-in-class products, white-glove service, and relentless drive for excellence offer our customers the quality, consistency, and reliability they seek in a product. As an equal-opportunity employer, Vertosa celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth in a dynamic, collaborative work environment.

Salary : $150,000 - $160,000