Research and Development Packaging Engineer Internship

Summary

Join General Mills as an R&D Packaging Engineer Intern to gain broad experience in technical foundations, functional depth, and professional development. You will design packaging solutions, partner with business and sales, create new or improve existing packaging and processes, collaborate with internal partners, engage external partners, interact with consumers and customers, develop technical depth and business acumen, apply digital tools, solve technical problems, and impact people's lives.

Requirements

• Pursuing a B.S. in Packaging Science/Engineering or Material Science/Engineering or related degree
• Graduating in Winter 2025 or Spring 2026
• Strong academic record
• Ability to deliver outstanding results and are developing technical & business acumen
• Learning mindset & cultural agility, curiosity & inventiveness
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills, passion, enthusiasm, and professional maturity

Responsibilities

• Design packaging solutions to deliver on all moments of truth including remarkability at shelf, consumer functionality at the point of use, and end of life circularity
• Partner with business and Sales to understand and apply consumer insights and address customer needs
• Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from packaging and processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners to build and grow our businesses
• Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and to identify new capabilities
• Interact with consumers and customers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into concepts, prototypes, and commercial offerings
• Develop technical depth and business acumen
• Apply or build digital tools to accelerate learning
• Solve technical problems leveraging new or existing digital tools

Benefits

• Relocation assistance and optional subsidized furnished housing available (if eligible)
• The hourly rate for this position is $28.85