Process Engineer Jobs for OPT Students

Who we are at Osmo:

Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone. Osmo is headquartered in New York, NY, with a new facility in New Jersey, and offices in Somerville, MA.

Osmo is seeking a Process Engineer to join our engineering & automation team. In this role, you’ll support our mission to democratize scent by helping translate our manufacturing goals into reliable processes, systems, and workflows that scale. You’ll work across equipment, systems, and plant operations to ensure our production environment runs smoothly, accurately, and consistently. You’ll play a key role in building the structure, consistency and continuous improvement mindset needed for a high-growth automated manufacturing environment. This role requires full-time, onsite presence (five days per week) in Elizabeth, NJ.

Key Responsibilities

Process Engineering and Execution

• Own day-to-day process support for manufacturing, ensuring batches flow correctly through systems, equipment, and plant.
• Translate changes in MES configurations, work instructions, SOP updates, and physical workflow changes.
• Develop and improve process controls to reduce errors, improve throughput, and increase repeatability.
• Support scale-up initiatives, capacity expansion planning, and new product/ingredient onboarding.

System Operations

• Maintain and configure MES to reflect accurate recipes, routing, work instructions, and production logic.
• Partner with IT, software, and Engineering team to validate data and ensure system builds match real-world operations.
• Build and maintain reports, views, dashboards, and KPIs using MES and ERP data.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and system errors, updating logic to prevent recurrences.

Automated Dosing Robot

• Learn operation, calibration, and maintenance of automated dosing robot.
• Support maintenance of the dosing robot, including syringe management, troubleshooting, error recovery, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Develop best practices, preventative maintenance program and spare parts database.
• Assist with scaling robot usage and integrating new materials.

Documentation and Work Instruction Ownership

• Create, update, and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process maps.
• Standardize workflows reduce variability, and ensure training.
• Document system and equipment changes with clear traceability.

Project Execution and Continuous Improvement

• Execute cross-functional projects that improve throughput, safety, quality, and automation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives.
• Conduct root cause analyses for process or system failures and implement corrective actions.
• Support new equipment installations, validations, and capability assessments.
• Help organize production spaces for efficiency.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Engineering to implement changes.

Qualifications

• Background in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years experience in manufacturing, process engineering, or production systems support (automation experience a plus).
• Experience with MES systems, manufacturing workflows, or digital production tools.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with the ability to learn and make independent decisions.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to analyze process data and propose improvements.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Comfort in a hands-on manufacturing environment (equipment, troubleshooting, process observation).
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, or automation systems is a plus but not required.
• Familiarity with ERP tools (NetSuite), SQL, Python, or scripting is beneficial.

Salary Range: $90,000-$120,000 annually

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and more.

If this role inspires you we’d encourage you to apply. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought, background, and approaches.

For all Full-Time Employees, compensation is just one component of Osmo’s total rewards approach, which is designed to support the well-being, growth, and long-term success of our team members. Depending on the role, this may include base salary or contract-based pay, along with access to health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match; flexible paid time off and company holidays; and equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other relevant business considerations. Osmo regularly reviews pay ranges and compensation structures to ensure they remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with current market data.

All employment decisions and responsibilities are determined based on current ability and your ability to grow, without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Osmo does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Osmo or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by the Osmo Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Osmo and Osmo will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.