R&D Internship development of novel textured pet food

Job Description

Job Description:

The intern will join the Global Future Capability team within the wet Global Innovation Center.

Texture is an important property of successful wet pet foods to serve the needs of the pet as well as their pet parents.

Your tasks:

• Develop novel textured wet pet food by reviewing literature

• Planning, pursuing and evaluating innovation kitchen trials

• Recommend which concepts should be scaled-up to continuous pilot plant production

• Plan, pursue and evaluate pilot plant trials and present the results R&D internally

• Get to learn about wet pet food, state of the art processes and how to turn an idea into a tangible product

• Experience team work and celebrate successes in an international environment.

Your Profil:

• Master students that want to pursue their thesis within Mars R&D

• Study subjects should be food science, food processing, mechanical engineering, process engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, chemical engineering, technical biology, biotechnology, technical microbiology, nutrition or related subjects

• Curiosity, international communication skills and eagerness to learn are essential competencies we are looking for

• International experience is very welcome

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Start: March 2026
Duration: 6 months or more
Location: Verden (Aller), near Bremen

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