R&D Intern

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make an impact? One with advancement opportunities? Do you have a passion to help others?

If you answered YES to any of the above, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you! We want YOU to join our growing team and partner with other exceptional team members dedicated to providing a level of services

unique to the industry.

Veolia is seeking thoughtful, dedicated professionals to join our ever-growing team as we deliver leading water treatment solutions for clients across municipal and industrial markets, in locations on six continents. Finding solutions to the world's biggest water use and reuse problems as well as optimizing and decarbonizing energy production and use has never been more important than it is right now.

Working at Veolia means helping people. Our careers have purpose and are vital to everyday quality of life. Veolia’s mission is to resource the world and we hope you will join us!

What your day might look like

You will work as part of a laboratory team at our Technology Centre in Trevose, PA

The primary goal is to execute on a Water Services/Industrial Process (WSIP) project for our Cooling, Boiler, Wastewater, or Industrial Process applications. This may involve using custom designed laboratory equipment to simulate customers’ operations or processes to control corrosion and deposition, minimize microbiological growth in industrial water systems, investigate water influent/effluent treatments, and or evaluate approaches to optimize industrial processes.

Responsibilities

In consultation with a Veolia Researcher, execute on a program to investigate a specific customer or technology development challenge; Conduct experiments to generate data; Review data with the Researcher and design next step experiments; Document and present results of the project at the completion of the internship

Requirements

Undergrad pursuing degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry or equivalent with 2-3 years of college chemistry lab experience; Familiarity with basic wet chemistry and analytical techniques; Basic mechanical aptitude with experience operating laboratory equipment and instruments.; Ability to work independently in a lab environment with other team members; Self-motivated and a team player; Demonstrated dedication to lab safety, and general safety procedures; Effective problem-solving skills; Strong organizational skill, and an accomplished communicator, able to produce quality technical reports and documents; Basic in Google Suite / workspace.Familiarity with Data science concepts.