• You will scale up and deploy the latest technologies, deliver breakthrough cosmetic and health benefits, and bring innovations to life for our consumers
• With guidance from a manager and team of functional experts, summer interns will manage one major summer project on their own in a process engineering role
• This project will address a major technical challenge and opportunity for one of Unilever’s well-known hair, skin cleansing, or skin care brands
• Interns will carry out the project within a brand formulation team, processing specialists, or within an R&D support function
• Possible project topics include: Scaling up breakthrough technologies in a major consumer product, addressing feasibility constraints in our manufacturing assets while maintaining critical product attributes like sensory and cost
• Resolving manufacturing quality issues in some of the largest consumer products in the world by studying both processing and formulation variables
• Modeling processing data at both the pilot and factory scale to drive product enhancement and cost savings
• In any project, interns will learn chemical processing principles and product measurement methods unique to formulated consumer products (such as low temperature processing, rheology analysis, and emulsification)
• You will also apply statistical experimental design and modeling tools to specific needs of the overall Unilever business
• The work will be primarily on-site and involve extensive hands-on work in the laboratory or pilot-plant facilities
• Interns can expect to run pilot-scale batches of formulations systematically varying processing variables, chemical factors, or ingredients
• They will perform their own characterization using rheology measurements and other industry-standard measurements
• Interns will plan experiments, analyze their data using statistical and graphical tools, and generate predictive models
• They will generate input and incorporate feedback from a cultivated network of technical experts within Unilever to enhance the delivery of their project

• Undergraduate with sophomore or junior status based on Major in Chemical Engineering or other related major
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proven willingness and ability to learn new technical skills
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Ability to conduct an experimental program to generate relevant, high-quality data with subsequent data analysis and interpretation
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment in order to meet project deadlines
• Ability to work with others, communicate effectively, and contribute to cross-functional teams

Willingness to relocate to the Trumbull, CT area for the duration of the internship

• Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits
• Every Voice Matters
• Global Reach
• Life at Unilever
• Careers with Purpose
• World Class Career Development Programs

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