Food Engineering
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$118,074
Average salary (Genium360)
4 years
Duration of the bachelor’s degree in food engineering
78%
That’s the amount of nitrogen in the air inside chips bags.
Exploding chips in space
To keep chip bags from exploding in space, NASA needed food engineers to tell them to add air!
From small-scale to industrial-scale
Recipes, industrial processes, packaging—food engineering covers the entire chain.
Ice cream that doesn’t melt in the sun?
That’s food engineering! And so are many of the most surprising innovations in the food industry.
What the job really looks like
As a food engineer, you’ll develop and optimize the processes that transform raw materials into safe, high-quality food products.
- Conduct research to develop food processes or improve reactions and ingredients.
- Take part in research, testing, and development of new products or industrial processes.
- Design and test food processing facilities and equipment.
- Develop and lead quality control programs and optimization strategies to ensure compliance with standards.
Source: REPÈRES, the official school and career information website (in French)
Where do you see yourself?
Food engineers work both in laboratories and in processing plants.
- Consulting engineering firms
- Manufacturing companies
- Commercial and service industries
- Food and beverage industry
- Testing and analytical laboratory services
A SCIENCE YOU CAN EAT
Probes to monitor food quality in real time
A Quebec-based company, Bliq Photonique, developed probes that allow producers to monitor production in real time. The result: shorter delays, increased yields, and greater control over quality.
9%
Of jobs in Quebec are in the agri-food sector
LESS PLASTIC, SAME FRESHNESS
Recyclable packaging film that reduces environmental impact
Food engineers developed a recyclable polyethylene film to replace traditional food packaging. A concrete example of how engineering meets both preservation requirements and environmental challenges.
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