Intern, Product Development

Intern, Product Development
Davis, CA, on-site, Summer 2026

Pay Rate: $18 per hour

Role Description

Oobli's Product Development team is seeking a curious, hands-on undergraduate intern to join us this summer. You'll work alongside our R&D team running experiments, analyzing results, and making meaningful contributions to an active product pipeline.  By the end of the summer, you'll leave with practical formulation experience, a clear sense of how novel ingredients get translated into market-ready products, and firsthand exposure to how a venture-backed food tech company operates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate and iterate on reduced-sugar food and beverage prototypes across a variety of formats and applications


• Evaluate the performance of novel and existing ingredients in real food systems


• Develop solution pre-sets and application guides: repeatable, documented formulation starting points that enable faster customer trials and reduce time from concept to purchase order.


• Execute bench-scale experiments to optimize taste, texture, and stability


• Conduct and participate in sensory evaluations and help interpret results


• Maintain clear and organized documentation of formulations, experimental protocols, and results


• Collaborate with R&D team members across disciplines

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student in Food Science or a related STEM field (biology, chemistry, engineering, etc.); ideally with at least one year of relevant coursework


• Genuine curiosity about food formulation, ingredient functionality, and product development


• Hands-on lab experience and comfort working independently at the bench


• Detail-oriented with strong documentation habits


• Clear communicator who can share findings effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates

About Oobli

We make seriously sweet proteins that are changing the world, one bite at a time. Sweetness from protein—not sugar—is the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for. They’re good for your body & good for the planet, but it’s their amazing taste that will keep you coming back. The gut-friendly, diabetic-friendly, all flavor, no compromise win we all deserve.

Oobli is the first & only company in the world regulated to sell sweet proteins as a sweetener, with three FDA “no questions” letters, one additional proteins with self-affirmed FDA GRAS status & three proteins with FDA FEMA GRAS status at “natural flavors.” In addition to selling its own protein- sweetened chocolates, Oobli partners with companies to help deliver great-tasting, affordable & healthier products.

We’re a team of biologists, engineers, food-lovers, health advocates & environmentalists on a mission to transform the world with healthy sweetness. Come join us in building a sweeter future for all.  For more information, visit oobli.com.

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We want the best people, & we don’t want biases holding us back.
We strongly encourage people of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, & ability to apply.
We value a diverse workplace; we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination & harassment.