Product Development Intern, Structural Adhesives

Henkel

Elgin (IL)

On-site

USD 30,000 - 37,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Relocation support

Online learning platform access

Job summary

Henkel is offering a Product Development Intern position in the Adhesive Technologies unit in Illinois. You will work with a small team to formulate and test structural adhesives, gaining hands-on lab experience and applying digital data tools to accelerate development.

You will contribute to ideation, testing and evaluation while collaborating with senior scientists and fellow interns. The program runs May 24 through August 13, 2026, with housing stipend or relocation support available.

Qualifications

This internship requires pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Materials Science or Chemical Engineering.
Undergraduates graduating in 2029 or 2030 are suitable candidates.
Hands-on chemistry experience or coursework in polymers and materials science.
Interest in using digital tools and data analysis in research.

Responsibilities

Join a small, collaborative product development team focused on structural bonding solutions.
Gain hands-on experience formulating structural adhesives under guidance of senior scientists.
Prepare and test lab-scale adhesive formulations.
Utilize digital scientific tools to speed up development and data analysis.
Contribute to ideation, lab experiments and evaluation of results.
Support innovation projects to develop next-generation adhesive technologies.