R&D Intern - Process Engineering

About the role

Carlisle Companies is a leading manufacturer of building envelope products and solutions that make buildings more energy efficient, durable, and sustainable. We deliver roofing, insulation, waterproofing, and architectural systems for commercial and residential projects using a focus on innovation and continuous improvement to solve today's challenges. We're equally committed to our people, prioritizing safety, inclusion, career growth development, tuition assistance, and excellent benefits. With manufacturing, engineering, R&D, and corporate functions across North America and globally, Carlisle offers stability, agility, and opportunity in a performance-driven culture. Do meaningful work and shape the future of building solutions; apply today and come grow with us.

The R&D Process Engineering Intern will work on projects to determine specific mechanical energy (SME) on a lab scale and compare it to production line data, evaluate lamination capabilities and future product structures, and study the differences between two resins and the resulting impact on processing conditions. The intern will learn about the Roofing Membrane industry, chemistry/formulation, raw materials, process safety, process equipment, and product quality requirements. In addition to those, the intern will interface with all facets of the business to learn where a R&D Process Engineer can fit into a manufacturing facility. The R&D Process Engineering Intern will work in the Research and Development lab and be part of a team of chemists and engineers. The intern will receive an introduction to TPO, PVC, and EPDM end-use applications, manufacturing processes and formulations, as well as lab and pilot-scale chemistry techniques. Basic statistical methods will be utilized to design experiments and analyze data obtained, and the intern will be expected to utilize academic research as a tool to explain the relationship between Science and Process application improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work to understand the product chemistry and the production processes.
• Assist with operation of lab machinery to produce samples and record associated processing data.
• Execute basic statistical analyses to evaluate processing data.
• Present research findings to R&D group and CCM executives.
• Conduct data analysis using Minitab and/or Excel.
• Create a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the CCM team along with all other summer interns.
• Submit