PhD R&D Intern — Polymers & Materials Innovation (Summer)

Procter & Gamble; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 72,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble in Mason, OH invites a PhD‑level intern to join CF R&D for a 12‑week summer internship May–Aug 2027. The role focuses on polymers or chemical processing with opportunities to learn from experienced professionals in a supportive environment.

This in‑person internship requires working five days a week from our Mason Business Center. You'll develop materials, run lab-to-pilot experiments, and contribute to sustainability‑focused projects while aligning with P&G's strategic goals

Qualifications

• Working towards a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Polymer or Material Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering – with a focus on materials
• Available to work a 12-week internship from May/early June to August in the summer of 2027. This is an in-person internship; candidate is expected to work from our Mason Business Center five days a week.
• Ability to work safely and independently while performing routine laboratory tasks and operating chemical reactors.
• Experience in designing and building experimental set ups.
• Ability to design and execute experiments and analyze complex data sets.
• Laboratory quantitative and digital skills for sample characterization.
• Strong understanding of mass transfer, chemical separation, and fluid dynamic principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply engineering principles to creating new materials/packaging and plastic recycling processes that improve both product performance and sustainability.
• Partner seamlessly to design and execute laboratory-based to pilot-scale experiments, develop technical models and prototypes, and generate critical insights and solutions that will further grow P&G’s business.
• Demonstrate strong laboratory skills and co-creation mindset for business problem solving to deliver against challenges across multiple categories.
• Design upstream materials through process design.
• Work may include bench-to-pilot experiments to define key material & process parameters, design and development of new and existing test methods to relate polymer composition to mechanical properties, and lifecycle and techno-economic analysis.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Experiment design

Data analysis

Polymer/Materials knowledge

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering/Polymer/Materials or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

DSC

TGA

GPC

Rheology

Job description

Procter & Gamble in Mason, OH invites a PhD‑level intern to join CF R&D for a 12‑week summer internship May–Aug 2027. The role focuses on polymers or chemical processing with opportunities to learn from experienced professionals in a supportive environment.

This in‑person internship requires working five days a week from our Mason Business Center. You'll develop materials, run lab-to-pilot experiments, and contribute to sustainability‑focused projects while aligning with P&G's strategic goals