A better business. A better world. A better you. At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Refreshments, Home and Personal Care products with sales in more than 190 countries. In the United States, the portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Caress, Degree, Dove personal care products, Fruttare, Good Humor, Hellmann’s, Klondike, Knorr, Lipton, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Popsicle, Q-tips, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TIGI, TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. We are developing our brands for people’s lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow – aiming to make sustainable living commonplace.

Unilever offers vast and exciting career paths within R&D. Creating new innovations and enhancing our existing brand portfolio – it’s all yours in Unilever’s R&D product development function. Work alongside brilliant and inspiring business leaders and colleagues. If you want to feel proud of what you do and make others proud too, join us. Get a glimpse into life at Unilever and discover how you can help make a better business, a better world and a better you.

Background & Purpose of the Job

Product Engineering is one of the Science and Technology platforms within the Beauty & Personal Care R&D organization. Its purpose is to translate relevant science generated both internally and externally into real skin cleansing and care product formats, based on expertise in material science, emulsion science, processing, surface science, and product interaction with biological surfaces.

You will be expected to conduct the following activities as part of a cross functional project team:

• Work with project leaders and science area leaders to explore current and novel technologies for the development of innovative personal care products
• Use various microstructure characterization techniques to generate insights and guide product development
• Design and conduct experiments at laboratory scale to identify product design rules
• Work with process engineers to scale-up technologies and identify process sensitivities
• Manage the transition of the technology from the Science and Technology platform to the product development teams
• Understand consumer needs and translate this understanding into formulation of innovative skin cleansing and care products with new benefits
• Demonstrate sound communication skills to present prototypes in product showings among several different functional groups and with suppliers
• Identify and develop new approaches and capabilities to support R&D programs

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:

• With guidance from a mentor and manager, product engineering summer interns will manage one major summer project on their own. In order to do this, summer interns are expected to assess the technical feasibility of potential raw materials, formulations and identify formulation-related issues such as cost targets, stability or safety considerations. Other responsibilities include interacting with other groups within R&D (e.g. process engineering, consumer science, and packaging), translating consumer and/or technical insights into compelling creative demos, and investigating and resolving quality issues.
• You’re a born leader: Demonstrate bias for action and ability to drive decision making on your project.
• You’re a dot connector: You will design & conduct experiments, collect & analyze data, and provide technically solid recommendations as a result of that work
• You’re a story teller: You will present your project and results to senior management
• You’re a culture & change champion: You bring your own experiences and uniqueness to the team, which is valued in our inclusive work environment

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Graduate status based with Coursework/Major in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Willingness to relocate
• Ability to conduct an experimental program to generate relevant, high-quality data with subsequent data analysis and interpretation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Able to work under pressure in order to meet project deadlines
• Ability to work as part a team (both your own team and cross-functionally) as well as to think/act independently

This Internship Opportunity is available at the following Unilever locations: Trumbull, CT

Life at Unilever is a lot of fun – just like our application process! Check out what you'll experience when you apply for one of our internships or co-ops:

1. Application - Start by completing our simple online application. You can import your details from your LinkedIn profile to speed up the process. You can only apply to one function, so carefully consider which role you would like to pursue before applying.
2. Assessment - After your application, if you meet the basic requirements, we’ll invite you to participate in a series of fun games that looks at different cognitive, emotional, and social traits. This will help us find the best fit for you and you will receive personalized feedback after completing the games.
3. Digital Interview – Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will be invited to participate in a digital interview where you can solve real-world problems using Unilever scenarios. This will give you insight into our company culture and how we do business. The interview is split into two parts – three short hypothetical questions followed by a business case. You can record and complete your video anytime, anywhere. All you need is a computer or mobile device with access to video recording (usually standard in most devices) and a stable internet connection.
4. Discovery Center – Once the interview is complete, we’ll invite our top matches to our offices in the Greater New York City or Toronto areas (depending on which job you applied for) for a truly immersive experience. You’ll get to experience a number of exciting activities and projects along with your peers, meet our leaders, and receive personalized coaching and feedback. The exercises are designed around a real business case study, enabling us to tap into your potential while giving you further insight into what it’s really like to work at Unilever.

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CANDIDATES MUST BE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S.

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Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. They believe this is the best long-term way for the business to grow. On any given day, two billion people from around the world use Unilever products from iconic brands like Dove, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Dollar Shave Club, and Knorr to look good, feel good, and get more out of life.