Research and Development Performance Coatings Group Automotive Co-op

This position is a comprehensive 6 month learning experience in Performance Coatings Group R&D Automotive Division. Students will be assigned to a specific lab and will be given a mentor.  Co-Ops will also be given a Technical Project 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.

This position is for a minimum of 6 months starting in January 2027 with a potential option of being extended to 12 months. This position is on site only at our Morikis Global Technology Center in Brecksville Ohio. 

Minimum Requirements
•    Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree or graduate 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 6 months, with or without reasonable accommodation
•    Must have a minimum of 2.8 GPA  

Preferred Qualifications 
•    Have 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

•    Have a Declared major of Chemical Engineering or Chemistry 

• This position is a comprehensive 6 month learning experience in Performance Coatings Group R&D Division. 
• Students will be assigned to a specific lab and will be given a mentor.
• Interns 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.
• All hires must go through a background check before the start of employment.

This position will start in January 2027 at Brecksville Morikis Global Technology Center in Brecksville, OH supporting the R&D Performance Coatings Group.

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.

Salary Frequency: Hourly

Minimum Salary: 21.75

Maximum Salary: 27.25