R&D Lab Summer Intern

Company Description

• ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.1 billion in 2019. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. www.itw.com. 

Polymers & Fluids segment is composed of highly branded products serving diverse markets that require value-added, differentiated solutions. These product offerings include adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, additives, and cleaners for Transportation, Electronics, automotive aftermarket, MRO, Industrial Cleaning and Lubrication, New Energy, and Marine industry customers with unique needs. ITW differentiates through leading brand positions, technology, and innovation, and strong focus on specific niche opportunities. PPF East Asia is a division with regional headquarter in China and we have operations cross Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and countries in Southeast Asia.

Job Description

Internship within our Research and Development department in Danvers, MA.  The main project scope for our internship is below:

Summary:

The main responsibility will be developing new adhesive products and/or evaluating alternative raw materials to support our strategic sourcing initiatives.      

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist or lead projects for either developing new adhesives and/or qualifying raw materials for use in adhesive formulations.

• Research possible raw material substitutions or consolidations beginning with internet searches and comparisons on paper (TDS, SDS, C of A’s) of raw material characteristics.

• Reaching out to vendors and distributors for input as needed.

• Develop adhesive formulations using Design of Experiment (DOE) methodology and optimize the properties of the adhesives based on DOE results.

• Mixing small lab batches of experimental adhesive formulations and preparing samples for testing.

• Testing of final products key performance indicators including: viscosity, density, cure time, exotherm, compressive/tensile strength, adhesion, electrical properties, etc.

• Presentation of the data to the R&D team for review and decision making.

• Document all work in a lab notebook and prepare a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the Senior Leadership Team at the end of the internship.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely work in a neat and organized manner

• Pursuing a Degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, or Material Science Discipline

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team

• Excellent communication and written skills   

• Self-motivated

• Familiarity with thermoset polymer chemistry concepts or similar scientific discipline is preferred 

Additional Information

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. ��

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any o