2026-2027 Campus Internship
Dow
About Dow
Dow is a global materials science company serving customers in high-growth markets like packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications. The company operates manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employs approximately 36,000 people, with sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. Dow's ambition is to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
About the Role
Dow offers digital internships for Ph.D. scientists and engineers interested in contributing to the digital evolution of the materials industry. Interns will be aligned to key functions such as Research and Development (R&D), Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), Operations/Manufacturing & Engineering (M&E), Commercial, Information Systems (IS), or Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S). Projects may focus on improving formulation property prediction, manufacturing process efficiency, R&D software modernization, advanced planning & scheduling optimization, and other areas. The internship offers the opportunity to develop expertise as an industrial researcher, collaborate with cross-functional teams on chemical, material, and industrial-related problems through fundamental and applied research.
Key Responsibilities
- Solve diverse and open-ended problems to accelerate the digital evolution of a global leader in the materials industry.
- Work with domain experts on high-priority projects.
- Develop expertise as an industrial researcher.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve chemical, material, and industrial-related problems.
- Engage in projects spanning product and process research, application development, operations improvements, safety, sustainability, and supply chain optimization.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Expertise in computer science, analytics, machine learning, and/or other dimensions of data sciences.
- Expertise in engineering, materials science, chemistry, polymer science, theoretical modeling, operations management, and/or other related disciplines.
- Digital Literacy: Proficiency in leveraging automation and digital tools to adopt emerging technologies. Ability to critically assess information and make data-grounded decisions.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Strong adaptability, learning agility, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Technical Skills: Developing broad and deep technical skills as an industrial researcher.
- Innovation and Technology Integration: Skills in ideation, innovation, and technology integration.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Safety Mindset: A strong safety mindset.
- Business and Customer Value Orientation: Understanding business needs and customer focus.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, or other related disciplines.
- A minimum GPA of 3.00 (on a scale of 4.000) in current graduate school is preferred.
- Must be eligible to comply with U.S. export control laws.
- Possession of a TWIC card or eligibility to obtain one may be required based on final hiring location.