Applications Engineer Summer Intern 2027

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit

Job Description

What will you do as an Applications Engineer Summer Intern at Sealed Air?

We are excited to offer a summer internship (May-August 2027) for highly motivated students pursuing studies in Packaging Science, Food Science, or Meat Science. Based at Sealed Air's Global Headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, you'll join our Research & Development team and gain hands-on experience contributing to projects that have a real impact on the business. You'll collaborate with teams across Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Field Quality, and Supply Chain, participate in professional development and community initiatives, and present your work to senior leadership. This is a unique opportunity to explore food processing and packaging technologies across the food, medical, and industrial markets while contributing directly to active innovation projects. Our internship program also serves as a talent pipeline for future opportunities within our R&D team

Responsibilities

Why do we need you?

• Apply your academic knowledge to the development of new products and processes, including multi-layer polymer films, foams, packaging equipment, and automation.
• Apply packaging requirements and technical knowledge to markets such as food (dairy, fresh red meat, seafood, smoked and processed protein), medical devices, and industrial applications.
• Participate in shelf-life studies using analytical methods, microbiology, and food discoloration assessments.
• Plan and conduct experiments under the guidance of experienced scientists and engineers.
• Analyze experimental results and contribute to decisions regarding project direction and next steps.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings during technical meetings.
• Take the opportunity to lead a project, managing its timeline, execution, and resources, and delivering a final presentation of results and conclusions.
• Support activities that may involve limited travel to manufacturing plants or customer locations.

Qualifications

What do you need to succeed?

• Knowledge of packaging science, food science, or meat science principles.
• Understanding of packaging requirements for food, medical device, and industrial markets.
• Familiarity with food processing and packaging processes.
• Knowledge of shelf-life studies, analytical methods, microbiology, and food discoloration.
• Ability to plan experiments, analyze results, and draw technical conclusions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a creative approach to technical challenges.
• Ability to manage project timelines, execution, and resources.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to prepare technical reports and present findings.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to manufacturing plants or customer locations, as needed.

Requisition id: 57341

Relocation: Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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