Senior Engineer, Responsible Materials – Animal Welfare
Core
Establish and maintain technical standards, policies, and sourcing criteria for animal welfare within Target's Owned Brand food and agricultural supply chains.
Role type
Senior Engineer, Responsible Materials (Animal Welfare)
Builds
Species- and commodity-level roadmaps, technical requirements, and assurance frameworks for animal welfare.
Domain
Animal welfare science, commercial agriculture, food supply chains
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal welfare science, commercial livestock and poultry production systems, supply chain risk assessment, technical governance, stakeholder partnership, data validation, regulatory monitoring
Preferred skills
Knowledge of major welfare issues affecting farm animals
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop strategies and roadmaps for animal welfare across relevant Owned Brand categories; establish and maintain technical requirements including definitions, performance indicators, and sourcing criteria; evaluate animal welfare using resource-based and outcome-based measures; serve as lead SME during emerging issues and supplier incidents; partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to integrate standards into business execution; represent Target in industry collaborations and conferences.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence