Research and Development Intern

life insurance, parental leave, 401(k), employee discount

Own your future as an intern at Ecolab!Our internship program provides you with invaluable insights from leaders across Ecolab, engaging and challenging projects, opportunities for personal and professional growth, extensive networking, and the chance to immerse yourself in our innovative and dynamic environment.

Ecolab is seeking

Research, Development &Engineering Internsto join our summer
2027

Internship program. Internsin RDE support all business units of a globally diversified technology/service company, creating a dynamic, challenging, and varying work environment. This position will entail a variety of Chemistry, Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering work with a focus on either new product/application development or process engineering. As an RDE intern, you willparticipatein and support all stages of product development and application commercialization, frominitialproduct idea generation and brainstorming to the final manufacturing process and post-launch support.

• The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safefoodand healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people,perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
• Applywhat you learn in the classroom to meaningful projects that havegenuinebusinessimpact
• Finish your internship with a realistic job preview of what a "day in the life" of an Ecolab associate looks like
• Be considered for a full-time job offer (to start upon graduation) at the end of a successful internship.

• Perform research, design, and test, for product improvement and development of new and launched products, chemical dispensing systems, and/or control systems
• Test, evaluate, and analyze formulations and/or systems todetermineor prove performance and reliability
• Identify and evaluate technologies to advance the performance and reliability of existing and new products
• Ensure compliance with design criteria and standards
• Chemical Engineers:Design experiments to understand the dynamics of chemical processes and formulations
• Mechanical Engineers:Participate in the design and development of new chemical dispensers and control systems
• Electrical Engineers:Participate in the design and development of new embedded circuit board designs
• Chemistry: Execute technical laboratory activities in support of technical platform development.

• 11-week paid internship program, starting on Tuesday,June 1, 2027
• Positions are located in Eagan, MN and Naperville, IL
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Opportunity for a hybrid work environment, balancing office days with working remotely

• Pursuing aBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Chemistry with an anticipated graduation date of December
  2027 or May/June
  2028
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

• Demonstrated project leadership skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective oral communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Experience developing test procedures and methods, and execution of tests
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member
• Sound academic training

A trusted partner atnearly three million customer locations spanning over 170 countries, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Our team delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driveninsightsand personalized service to advance food safety,maintain clean and safe environments,optimize water and energyuseand improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare,hospitality and industrial markets.

When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges andhave the opportunity tolearn and grow, shape your career, make animpactand quickly see the importance of your work.

$22 - $25/hour Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Ecolab provides the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accident…