Product Design & Development Intern

Short Intro and About the Job

Shape the future of Early Life Nutrition by developing powder solutions that improve infant and follow-on formula products.

During this six-month Master Thesis internship at our Research & Innovation Center in Utrecht, you will explore how formulation choices and macronutrient interactions influence powder performance. You will combine scientific research with laboratory screening and pilot-scale testing, translating your findings into practical recommendations for future innovation and renovation projects.

In this internship, you will:

• Investigate powder properties such as reconstitution, lump formation and foaming.
• Plan and conduct structured laboratory experiments and pilot-scale feasibility tests.
• Study the relationship between product formulation, ingredients and processing conditions.
• Assess the technical feasibility of formulation changes, including ingredient removal or replacement.
• Analyze experimental data, identify trends and propose technically promising solutions.
• Present your findings and recommendations to multidisciplinary project teams.

About You

You are a curious, analytical and hands-on Master’s student who enjoys turning scientific research into practical product-development solutions.

Key requirements:

• Enrolled as a Master’s student in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related scientific discipline for the entire internship.
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must hold a valid Dutch residence permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must be able to sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start in January or February for a minimum of six months, 5 days per week.
• Comfortable planning experiments, analyzing data and communicating clear findings and recommendations.
• Able to work from our Research & Innovation Center in Utrecht at least 4 days per week.

An interest in infant formula, follow-on formula, nutritional powders or dairy and food powder technology is an advantage.

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer:

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.45 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA. 

What's next:

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of November 21st. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Romina Caceres Quiroga, Talent Coordinator, via [email protected]..

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.