Food Technologist / Scientist

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Job Title

Food Technologist / Scientist – Dehydrated & Instant Foods (Defence Applications)

Location: UAE

Role Summary

The Food Technologist will be responsible for research, development, optimization, and validation of dehydrated, instant, and emergency food products for armed forces and disaster-relief operations. The role focuses on rapid-rehydration foods, survival rations, and shelf-stable convenience meals suitable for extreme environments such as high altitude, cold, and field conditions with limited cooking infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Research

• Develop quick-cooking dehydrated foods
• Formulate instant meal systems
• Design non-vegetarian dehydrated products
• Develop beverage and dessert powders
• Work on emergency and survival ration formulations

Processing & Technology

• Apply and optimize dehydration technologies such as:
• HTST pneumatic drying
• Freeze drying and accelerated freeze-dehydration
• Cold-shock dehydration
• Intermediate moisture food (IMF) processing
• Ensure rapid rehydration, minimal texture loss, and retention of nutritional and sensory quality.
• Scale products from lab to pilot and production levels.

Quality, Shelf Life & Packaging

• Conduct shelf-life studies under ambient, high-altitude, and extreme temperature conditions.
• Develop modular ration components.
• Select and validate packaging solutions for moisture, oxygen, and light protection.
• Ensure compliance with defence food quality, safety, and storage standards.

Field & User Validation

• Coordinate field trials with armed forces and disaster-relief agencies.
• Evaluate performance under real operational constraints (limited water, fuel, time).
• Incorporate user feedback to improve taste, convenience, and usability.

Documentation & Technology Transfer

• Prepare technical reports, SOPs, and process documentation.
• Support technology transfer to production agencies and industry partners.
• Contribute to scientific publications, patents, and internal DRDO knowledge systems.

Required Qualifications

• M.Tech / PhD in Food Technology, Food Engineering, Food Science, or related discipline

(B.Tech with significant relevant experience may be considered)

Desired Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of dehydration, drying kinetics, and instantization techniques
• Experience with ready-to-eat (RTE), instant, or military/space foods preferred
• Understanding of nutritional formulation for extreme environments
• Sensory evaluation, shelf-life testing, and quality assurance expertise

Ability to work in multidisciplinary R&D and field-oriented environment

Job Type: Full-time