Product Development Intern: Lab-to-Market Chem/Materials

Henkel; Finderne (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

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Job summary

Henkel in New Jersey offers an internship as a Product Development & Optimization Intern for our Technomelt brand in Adhesive Technologies. You will gain hands-on experience creating formulations in a lab, participate in lab-scale batch making, and test applications to evaluate performance and quality.

You should be an undergraduate student graduating 2027–2029, pursuing Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering, with Excel skills and the ability to interpret data to guide

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student graduating in 2027, 2028 or 2029 pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong ability to interpret technical and performance data and recommend actionable next steps.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and brainstorming skills to support innovation.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience creating product formulations in a lab environment.
• Participate in lab-scale batch making processes for packaging, labeling, and hygiene adhesive applications.
• Conduct specific application testing to evaluate product performance and quality.
• Learn the full product formulation life cycle from lab development to production and market launch.
• Develop understanding of SAP systems and interpret formulation and production data.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Data interpretation

Strategic thinking

Education

Undergraduate student in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Henkel in New Jersey offers an internship as a Product Development & Optimization Intern for our Technomelt brand in Adhesive Technologies. You will gain hands-on experience creating formulations in a lab, participate in lab-scale batch making, and test applications to evaluate performance and quality.

You should be an undergraduate student graduating 2027–2029, pursuing Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering, with Excel skills and the ability to interpret data to guide