R&D Engineer Intern – Food Innovation & Scale-Up

General Mills, Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Mills is seeking an R&D Engineer Intern for a 10-week Summer 2027 program at the James Ford Bell Technical Center in Minneapolis, MN. You will gain hands-on experience across development and commercialization processes, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing teams.

You will work on scaling processes, reducing waste, and applying digital tools to accelerate learning, with potential progression to the Leadership Development Program after

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Food Process Engineering, or related degree.
• Graduating in Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Experience or interest in programming, data analysis, and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Leverage engineering principles to design and test new or improved processes for development and commercialization.
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to develop and scale process solutions.
• Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from products and processes.
• Use engineering principles to scale-up products from benchtop and pilot plant to full scale production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners to build and grow our businesses.
• Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and identify new capabilities.
• Interact with consumers and customers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into concepts, prototypes, and commercial offerings.
• Develop technical depth and business acumen.
• Apply or build digital tools to accelerate learning.
• Solve technical problems leveraging new or existing digital tools.

Skills

Programming

Data analysis

Modeling

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Food Process Engineering, or related degree

Graduating Winter 2027 or Spring 2028

Job description

General Mills is seeking an R&D Engineer Intern for a 10-week Summer 2027 program at the James Ford Bell Technical Center in Minneapolis, MN. You will gain hands-on experience across development and commercialization processes, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing teams.

You will work on scaling processes, reducing waste, and applying digital tools to accelerate learning, with potential progression to the Leadership Development Program after