R&D Commerical Product Development Engineer Intern

Siplast•Arkadelphia, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Summer Intern, Siplast, supports the Research and Development (R&D) function within the Siplast commercial roofing business. The Summer Intern, Siplast, will work with scientists and manager(s) and be a part of the Siplast R&D team based in Arkadelphia, AR. He/she will have a great deal of opportunity to learn, contribute and develop leadership skills.

Requirements

Major in chemistry, polymer science, engineering or related fields.
Preferably with a sophomore standing pursuing an undergraduate degree.
GPA of 3.0
Candidates with experiences related to lab environment are preferred
Ability to travel and visit plants or customer sites as needed (10% time)
Ability to participate from May, 24 2027 - August 6, 2027
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States, without visa sponsorship now and in the future.

Nice To Haves

Creativity and willingness to learn and have fun driving new product innovations
Ability to gather and understand customer insights and translate them into meaningful new solution development opportunities
Hands-on skills through prototype building and testing of new product concepts
Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Learn, be curious and brainstorm on potential new ideas for optimizing commercial roofing products and systems that will bring value to the end users (Architects, Roof Contractors, Consultants)
Design and perform experiments with moderate to heavy supervision, interprets and evaluates data, contributes to written reports
Collect, analyze and present scientific data to key stakeholders and senior management