2025 R&D Co-op -Automotive Ancillaries Group

This position is a comprehensive 24-week learning experience in Performance Coatings Group Automotive Refinish R&D. Students will be assigned to a specific lab and will be given a mentor.  Co-ops will also be given a Technical Project in which they will present at the end of their assignment. Students will be active participants on a project team and will have periodic reviews to evaluate their performance. Students will participate in a number of special networking and learning events throughout their assignment. This opportunity will allow students to gain experience in work groups, as well as working with other Interns and Co-ops.

Upon completion of construction, the individual selected for this role will primarily work at the new Sherwin-Williams Global Technology Center in Brecksville, Ohio. Until then, the role will be based at 4440 Warrensville Center Rd, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128. 

All hires must go through a background check before the start of employment.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Minimum Requirements
•    Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree program in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (“STEM”) at the time of the internship program
•    Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age 
•    Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
•    Must be willing to work up to 40 hours per week for a total of 24 weeks, with or without reasonable accommodation
•    Minimum of 2.8 GPA  

Preferred Qualifications 
•    Previous experience in a Sherwin-Williams research and development (R&D) Internship or Co-op Program   
•    Be a rising or current sophomore, Junior or Senior in college or university at the start of the internship program enrolled in a post-graduate curriculum 

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