Research & Development Scientist/Engineer Intern Summer 2027 - Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors

About the role

At P&G, we believe that diverse experiences help build strong leaders. Mobility is a key component of many management careers, providing opportunities to grow through different assignments, locations, and business challenges. Your first step towards an amazing career in Research and Development (R&D) at Procter & 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 that improve our consumers' lives worldwide. As a company, P&G believes that ‘innovation is our lifeblood’ and invests to ensure our products best serve the current and future needs of our more than 5 billion consumers across our 65 iconic, trusted brands.

From Day 1, you’ll be equipped with cutting-edge innovation tools, encouraged to dive into the innovation process, and tasked with advancing real business needs. You’ll collaborate with talented technologists and mentors to strengthen your skillsets and develop new areas of mastery in creative workspaces where new ideas flourish and technical mastery is recognized and rewarded.

Responsibilities

Our Associate Scientist Interns are constantly learning and growing to improve how our products perform. In this role, you will:

• Find new ways to innovate, develop, and manufacture consumer products.
• Work collaboratively with some of the best and brightest technical and commercial partners.

Potential areas of focus include:

• Products Research: Deeply understand our consumers and their needs to inform product design parameters for new or improved products.
• Product Formulation & Design: Translate consumer needs into the development of delightful finished products using the best available technologies, chemicals, and materials.
• Packaging & Device Development: Create and improve packages and devices that delight consumers and retailers, ensuring superior function, premium design, and sustainability.
• Process Development & Pilot Plant Operations: Translate ideas, concepts, and technologies into the design and scale-up of commercially feasible, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes.
• Material Development: Develop 'new to the world' raw material technologies to meet customer needs with the highest quality, best-performing materials.
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S): Develop new mathematical models to speed the pace and impact of innovations across all R&D functions.
• Data Science: Communicate complex data or algorithms into simple conclusions to empower better decision-making through advanced analytics.

Qualifications

• Open to Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors pursuing a BS or MS in engineering, life sciences, or physical sciences (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical and Measurement Science, Microbiology, Packaging Science, Psychology, or related fields).
• Available for a 12-week internship during the summer of 2027 (mid/late May through early August).
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and active listening skills.
• Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment.

Roles are available for various engineering disciplines, including Chemical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Data Science/Analytics, Electrical Engineering, and related fields.

Positions are located in Boston and Cincinnati.

Benefits

• Responsibilities from Day 1, with ownership of specific projects.
• Continuous mentorship, including formal training and day-to-day guidance from your manager.
• A dynamic and encouraging environment, working on diverse and interesting problems.
• Agility and work/life balance initiatives to support long-term well-being.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.

Pay

Compensation ranges from $29.00 to $50.00 per hour, depending on factors such as location, role, degree, relevant skills, and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, 12-week internship during the summer of 2027 (mid/late May through early August).