Research and Development Engineering Intern

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 seekingResearch, Development &EngineeringInternsto join our summer2027Internship program.Engineering 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 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.

What’sin it For You: 

• 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,perspectivesand ideas to achieve our best

• Apply what you learn in the classroom to meaningful projects that have genuinebusiness impact     

• 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.

What You Will Do:

• 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 

• Identifyand 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:Participatein the design and development of new chemical dispensers and control systems 

• Electrical Engineers:Participatein the design and development of new embedded circuit board designs

Position Details:

• 11-week paid internship program, starting onTuesday,June 1, 2027

• Positionsare located inEagan, MN 

• Relocationassistancemay be available

• Opportunity for a hybrid work environment, balancingofficedays with working remotely

Minimum Qualifications:

• Pursuing abachelor’s degree inChemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,or Electrical Engineeringwithan anticipatedgraduation date of December2027or May/June2028

• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

• 11-week internship program, starting onTuesday,June 1, 2027

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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