Givaudan Careers Innovation Project Intern (m/f/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As an Innovation Project Intern (m/f/d), you will directly report to our Innovation Project Manager. You will join our Operations Innovation Team in Vernier (Geneva) for an internship of 6-9 months.

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to industrial innovation projects while supporting the development of scalable manufacturing solutions.

In this exciting role you will:

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  Support innovation projects from early concept evaluation through experimentation, pilot implementation and validation;

  
  


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  Conduct technology, market and supplier research related to automation, robotics, AI, data analytics, intra-logistics and new manufacturing technologies;

  
  


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  Help prepare user requirements, functional requirements and solution specifications;

  
  


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  Contribute to high-level system architecture and integration discussions;

  
  


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  Support the planning and execution of prototype testing, experiments and pilot activities;

  
  


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  Develop and execute test protocols to evaluate solution performance, reliability, efficiency and technical feasibility;

  
  


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  Work hands-on with prototypes, automation equipment, robots, sensors and experimental setups

  
  


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  Collect, structure, clean and analyze technical and operational data;

  
  


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  Identify and document technical risks, improvement opportunities and lessons learned during testing and pilot activities;

  
  


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  Support supplier coordination, technical discussions, action resolution of open points;

  
  


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  Present technical findings, project updates and recommendations to project managers and other partners

  
  


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  Support project planning, action tracking, meeting preparation and follow-up activities.

  
  

You?

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  Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Science or a related field;

  
  


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  Interest in manufacturing, automation, robotics, AI and digital technologies

  
  


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  Good analytical skills;

  
  


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  Comfortable working hands-on with prototypes, automation equipment and experimental setups;

  
  


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  Working knowledge of programming and data analysis tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, R or similar;

  
  


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  Fluent in English; French knowledge is beneficial.

  
  

Our Benefits:

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.