General Mills position for R&D Chemical Engineer in Process Optimization

General Mills has announced a posting for a R&D Chemical Engineering in the area of Process Optimization with Machine Learning and Modelling. They are recruiting graduating undergraduate / bachelor’s level Chemical Engineers with additional training in computer science, modelling, deep data/analytical skills, and/or programming experience. Christine Ng, Sr. Principal Engineer at General Mills, writes that they “are specifically looking for someone who has a strong Chem E background and has experience and interest in applying state-of-the-art data analytics and modeling tools to solve challenging business problems.”

The position is located in Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA. Quoting from the job posting, the employee would:

  1. Apply fundamental chemical engineering principles to dissect and understand how great-tasting food is made on our equipment.
  2. Apply machine learning and process modeling tools to analyze and develop a hypothesis to solve complex engineering problems that will improve process efficiency and product quality.
  3. Design and execute experiments. Scale-down and scale-up to test and learn.
  4. Apply or build modern data-driven methodologies and tools such as CFD/Multiphysics modeling or AI/Machine Learning.  Integrate cross-disciplinary computer-based tools as needed for problems at hand (e.g. Visual Basic/Python programming, PLC programming, Vision Systems, CAD/SolidWorks, etc.).
  5. Develop and test the hypothesis to advance technical possibilities and deliver big business impact.

For more information, including minimum requirements, and preferred qualifications, check out job postings:

[General Mills Career Site] | [LinkedIn] | [Zip Recruiter]

As always, be sure to mention that you saw this on PSEcommunity.org in your cover letter.

 

Thomas A. Adams II

Professor of Energy and Process Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).