Technical Lead

Technical Lead – Product Execution & Process Engineering

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About Charyas

Charyas is building a fast, rapid innovation-to-execution platform for millet-based, gut-forward foods. We're not just an R&D kitchen. We're a product engine moving fast from concept → prototype → pilot → production—across multiple clean-label, metabolic-health SKUs including bars, bites, and mixes.

We operate at speed, solve real gut and texture problems, and scale with precision. We don’t over-plan. We out-execute.

Role Summary

We’re hiring a Technical Lead who can drive product development with speed and clarity from rough concept to production SOP. This is not a lab-only role. You’ll be embedded across formulation, pilot trials, vendor alignment, production support, and documentation in a system where we prototype 3+ SKUs per week.

If you’ve taken a product from idea to scaled production, handled messy handovers, and delivered outcomes—not just slides—you’ll thrive here.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end development of 3–5 key SKUs: bars, bites, powder mixes, coatings
• Convert early concepts into testable, repeatable formulations within days
• Conduct pilot trials, adjust for texture, sensory, cost, macros, and ingredient constraints
• Draft, refine, and own SOPs, PFDs, golden batch specs, and scale-up protocols
• Solve in-market or in-factory issues like moisture control, cracking, stickiness, separation, etc.
• Work across teams: sourcing, operations, design, regulatory—to ensure clean handovers

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 2–5 years hands-on food tech experience, preferably in snack, bar, coating, or functional foods
• Experience with pilot to plant scale ups across small or medium-scale setups
• Strong grasp of batch control, formulation logic, ingredient-function relationships
• High problem solving agility comfortable with shifting specs and iterative testing
• Working knowledge of basic food safety, labeling, shelf life, and sensory validation
• Excellent documentation habits: tracking versions, tests, outcomes
• Willingness to work tight cycles and get into factories or vendor kitchens as needed

• You only want to work in labs and dislike production-floor realities
• You struggle with rapid iterations and ambiguous briefs
• You need structured systems and corporate-style support
• You prefer being told what to do vs figuring out what’s needed

Success in 6 Months =

• 20+ prototypes pushed to pilot across core form factors
• 5+ SKUs fully ready for production with locked specs and SOPs
• Functional version control and test documentation system in place
• At least 2 legacy products improved on cost, texture, shelf life or yield

Why Charyas?

We move fast, solve tough problems, and launch real products. You won’t be siloed or sidelined. You’ll lead execution, see the impact, and shape how India rediscovers gut-friendly eating through millets.

To apply:

Send your CV to hello@charyas.com -Include 3 bullet points on a product you helped ship what went wrong, how you fixed it, and what you learned.