Research & Development Engineer Intern May 2026 (associate Scientist) Freshmen, Sophomores, And Juniors

Internship Opportunity At Procter And Gamble

Your first step towards an amazing career in Research and Development (R&D) at Procter and Gamble (P&G) starts with applying to this internship. Within an R&D internship, you'll be actively involved in creating, reimagining, and launching new innovations which improve our consumers' lives… all around the world. As a company, P&G believes that 'innovation is our lifeblood'. As such, we invest to ensure that our products best serve the current and future needs of our more than 5 billion consumers worldwide across our 65 iconic, trusted brands. From Day 1 you'll be equipped with cutting edge innovation tools, you'll be encouraged to dive into the innovation process, and you'll be tasked to advance real needs for our business. To enable your success, you'll collaborate with talented technologists and mentors to strengthen your skillsets and develop new areas of mastery. The environments you'll work in are creative workspaces where new ideas flourish and where your technical mastery is recognized and rewarded. Ultimately, our investment in you is equally an investment in the development of our future R&D talent and in advancing our lofty innovation goals.

What will you do? Our Associate Scientist Interns are constantly learning, growing in service of improving how our products perform. In this role, you will find new ways to innovate, develop, and manufacture consumer products. Since we're a highly collaborative company, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest technical and commercial partners. We strive to match your skills, qualifications, and interests with a role that works best for you and have a number of areas in R&D where you could work as an intern, including:

• Products Research: Deeply understand our consumers and their needs in order to inform product design parameters for new or improved products.
• Product Formulation & Design: Translates the consumer's needs into the development of delightful finished-products which use the best available technologies/chemicals/materials.
• Packaging & Device Development: Creates and improves packages and devices that delight consumers and retailers. Packaging and Device technologists lead the development of packages of superior function and premium design. In addition to ensuring the product functions well once the consumer has brought it home, we place a premium in ensuring that our packages and devices are responsibly developed with sustainability in mind.
• Process Development & Pilot Plant Operations: Translates ideas, concepts, and technologies into the design and scale-up of commercially feasible, state of the art, chemical and mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Material Development: Start by developing 'new to the world' raw material technologies so we can meet our customer's needs with the highest quality, best performing materials.
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S): M&S development is a powerful capability which increasingly underpins the work across all our R&D functions. Our M&S experts are developing new to the world mathematical models which speed the pace and impact of our innovations.
• Data Science: Communicates complex data or algorithms into simple conclusions that will empower others to drive action based on the insights you derive. As a Data Scientist, you will transform the business to enable better decision-making through the use of advanced analytics.

Job Qualifications We're looking for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors to intern with us! Have a BS or MS in engineering, life or physical science field such as Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical and Measurement Science, Microbiology, Packaging Science, Psychology, or a related field. We offer a wide range of roles for Chemical, Mechanical, and Biomedical Engineering. Increasingly, we have roles suited for Data Science/Analytics, Electrical Engineering, or other related engineering fields. Overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. Have strong communication skills. Have both critical thinking and active listening. Have the ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment. Positions are located in both Boston and Cincinnati.

The duration of our internships is 12 weeks starting May 2026. As an intern, you'll receive an internship allowance. At P&G, intern sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made. However, depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria, you may be considered for a full-time position upon graduation.

What we offer:

• Responsibilities as of Day 1 – you will feel the ownership of your project from the beginning, and you will be given specific projects and responsibilities.
• Continuous mentorship – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager.
• A dynamic and encouraging environment - working over a diverse array of interesting problems.
• Agility and work/life balance for employees, we value every individual and support initiatives.
• True support for work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total Rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ's, please click HERE.

Procter & Gamble participates in e-verify as required by law. Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Number: R000137017

Starting Pay / Salary Range: $29.00 - $50.00 / hour