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Northeastern University R&D Engineer Co-op- Northeastern Students Graduating in 2029 ONLY

Your first step towards an amazing career in Research and Development (R&D) at Procter and Gamble (P&G) starts with applying to this co-op.  Within an R&D co-op, you’ll be actively involved in creating, reimagining and launching new innovations which improve our consumers lives… all around the world.

The duration of our co-ops range from 12-24 weeks within the fiscal year located on-site at our Gillette World Shaving Headquarters in Boston, MA.  We are looking for a co-op starting January/February 2027. As a co-op, you'll receive a co-op allowance. At P&G, Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made.

As a company, P&G believes that ‘innovation is our lifeblood’.  As such, we invest to ensure that our products best serve the current and future needs of our more than 5 billion consumers worldwide across our 65 iconic, trusted brands. From Day 1, you’ll be equipped with cutting edge innovation tools, you’ll be encouraged to dive into the innovation process, and you’ll be tasked to advance real needs for our business.  To enable your success, you’ll collaborate with talented technologists and mentors to strengthen your skillsets and develop new areas of mastery.   The environments you’ll work in are creative workspaces where new ideas flourish and where your technical mastery is recognized and rewarded.  Ultimately, our investment in you is equally an investment in the development of our future R&D talent and in advancing our lofty innovation goals. 

What will I do?  Our Associate Scientist co-op’s are constantly learning, growing in service of improving how our products perform.  In this role, you will find new ways to innovate, develop and manufacture consumer products.  Since we’re a highly collaborative company, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest technical and commercial partners. 

We strive to match your skills, qualifications, and interests with a role that works best for you and have a number of areas in R&D where you could work as a co-op, including:

• Products Research:  Deeply understand our consumers and their needs in order to inform product design parameters for new or improved products.
• Analytical & Measurement Science:  Creates & develops ways to measure and characterize our products translating the consumer use experience to product specifications, ensuring superior and consistent functionality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Product Design & Development: Translates the consumer’s needs into the design and technical specifications of delightful grooming products which can be manufactured at scale.
• Product Formulation & Design: Translates the consumer’s needs into the development of delightful finished-products which use the best available technologies/chemicals/materials.
• Packaging Development: Creates and improves packages that delight consumers and retailers.  Packaging technologists lead the development of packages of superior function and premium design.  In addition to ensuring the product functions well once the consumer has brought it home, we place a premium in ensuring that our packages are responsibly developed with sustainability in mind. 
• Blades & Metals Process Innovation: Deliver groundbreaking blade edge innovation through mastery of process, product, and equipment.
• Process Development & Pilot Plant Operations: Translates ideas, concepts, and technologies into the design and scale-up of commercially feasible, state of the art, chemical and mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Material Development:  Start by developing 'new to the world' raw material technologies so we can meet our customer's needs with the highest quality, best performing materials.
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S):  M&S development is a powerful capability which increasingly underpins the work across all our R&D functions.  Our M&S experts are developing new to the world mathematical models which speed the pace and impact of our innovations.
• Data Science: Here, we would want you to communicate complex data or algorithms into simple conclusions that will empower others to drive action based on the insights you derive. As a Data Scientist, you will transform the business to enable better decision-making through the use of advanced analytics.

Job Qualifications

• We are looking for Bachelor's/Master's students who are majoring in engineering degrees graduating in 2029.
• We offer a wide range of roles for Chemical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering.  Increasingly, we have roles designed for Data Science/Analytics.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Have both critical thinking and active listening.
• Has the ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Candidates attending Northeastern University must be able to work from Boston, MA without relocation assistance.

What we offer:

• Responsibilities as of Day 1 – you will feel the ownership of your project from the beginning, and you will be given specific projects and responsibilities.
• Continuous mentorship – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager.
• Work and be part of a dynamic and encouraging environment - working over a diverse array of interesting problems.
• Promote agility and work/life balance for employees, we value every individual and support initiatives.
• Experience true support for work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

JUST SO YOU KNOW:

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits.  Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ’s, please click HERE.

Procter & Gamble participates in E-Verify.

Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.

P&G is dedicated to meeting the needs of applicants requesting an accommodation/adjustment due to a disability in order to complete the online application process.  If you have a disability that affects your ability to complete our online application process, please visit our Disability Accommodation Page.

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