The Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee (NPTC Coffee) is the leading R&D organization that discovers, develops and deploys coffee and beverage products and technologies for in-home and out-of-home consumption. It consists of units in Konolfingen (CH), Marysville (USA), Orbe (CH) and Singapore (SG) and provide new products and processes to all Nestlé markets worldwide.

Position Snapshot 

Location: Konolfingen, Switzerland
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Type of contract: Internship, 6 months
Start date: July 2026

What we offer at Nestlé

Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here.
A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.
Don’t hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.

Position Summary  

Our mission – to delight the consumer wherever, whenever, however by delivering moments of genuine pleasure and indulgence - drives the need for us to attract, select and develop the right people for the right jobs throughout the value chain of our business.

We are looking for a R&D Product Development Intern to strengthen our Powder Creamer Team, located in the Nestlé Research & Development Center in Konolfingen (CH) near Bern. You will be working on the development of new solutions to optimize the powder properties & manufacturing process for innovation in the powder creamer category.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a R&D Product Development Intern

• Support R&D product development projects under the supervision of Product Development Specialists
• Design and execute experiments to identify powder creamer solutions with defined functional and sensory properties
• Plan, prepare, and conduct kitchen, benchtop, prototyping, and/or pilot plant trials
• Organize the preparation of prototypes to present and validate developed solutions
• Coordinate raw materials, product analytics, sample release, sensory evaluations, and keeping quality tests
• Assess the sustainability impact of developed solutions in collaboration with the project manager
• Work closely with project team members and build effective collaboration with relevant NPTC stakeholders
• Document, report, present, and regularly share project and internship results with Nestlé colleagues

What will make you successful

• Bachelor or Master diploma in progress or completed, in the field of Science and Technology/Food Science/Food Engineering with a link to Material sciences, Chemistry, Physics
• Communication skills and ability to build personal relationships based on trust
• Networking capabilities and experience in multidisciplinary teamwork
• Strong interest in innovation and a problem solving mindset
• Fluent in English. German is a strong asset