Intern Evaporation Modelling & Digital tools (all genders)

FrieslandCampina; Wageningen; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 8,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on internship

Dairy processing exposure

Guidance from pros

1 vacation day/month

€600 WO stipend

Interns community

Job summary

FrieslandCampina in Wageningen, Netherlands, offers an R&D internship in Global Process Technology focused on improving evaporation process models and digital data visualization tools. You will translate and modernize existing models, develop robust tools, and learn hands-on in a multidicisciplinary team.

You will be mentored by experts in Evaporation, Drying, Powder Handling, and Energy, working on data interpretation and communicating results to the team.

Qualifications

• Master’s student in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field
• Affinity with process modeling, model validation, physical property correlations, and equation-driven models
• Programming skills, notably Python or similar
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to numerical accuracy
• Ability to structure and translate complex technical information into robust tools
• Proactive, independent, and eager to learn in an R&D environment
• Good communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Translate and modernize existing calculation tools into robust, maintainable formats
• Develop digital functionalities for data interpretation and visualization
• Communicate results and present achievements within the Evaporation, Drying, Powder Handling, and Energy cluster

Skills

Python

Modeling

Data visualization

Education

MSc Chem Eng

Job description

As an R&D Intern in Global Process Technology, you will help improve and future-proof evaporation process models, physical property models, and digital data visualization tools. These tools support process scale-up from pilot to full production and are essential for development and CAPEX projects. Your assignment will focus on translating existing models into robust, maintainable formats, improving reliability and usability, and developing new functionalities through programming.

What you will do

The internship position is set up to be supervised and mentored by the Evaporation, Drying, Powder Handling, and Energy cluster. Next to your work as an intern, you will participate as a valuable team member within the R&D community and learn from fellow team members. You will work on translating and modernizing existing calculation tools, programming and developing digital functionalities for data interpretation, communicating results back, and presenting achievements within the team.

What we Ask

• Master’s student in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field
• Affinity with process modeling, model validation, physical property correlations, and equation-driven models
• Programming skills, notably Python or similar
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to numerical accuracy
• Ability to structure and translate complex technical information into robust tools
• Proactive, independent, and eager to learn in an R&D environment
• Good communication skills in English

What we Offer

• A challenging and hands-on internship within an expert R&D team
• The opportunity to develop yourself in dairy processing
• Guidance from experienced professionals
• 1 vacation day per month based on a full-time internship
• Internship compensation of €600 at WO level on a full-time basis
• Join the interns community within the company and participate in activities

You will be positioned in the R&D Process Technology team. This is a multidisciplinary, multicultural, and dynamic group of specialists.