Position Snapshot

Location: Orbe, Switzerland

Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Internship, 6 months 

Start date: Early 2026, flexible

What we offer at Nestlé

International, diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment : Read more about our Nestlé Community

Opportunities to have an impact and contribute to your team’s success

Endless learning opportunities and enriching experiences

Strong mentorship for your professional growth

Professional network and route to entry level position

Position Summary 

The Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee (NPTC Coffee) is the leading R&D organization that discover, develop and deploy 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 and provide new products and processes to all Nestlé markets worldwide.

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.

As an R&D Sustainability Engineering Intern, you will be part of the Site Engineering team working on activities to support our sustainability commitments. Our Orbe R&D site has two targets:

• Improve the CO2 footprint of the site
• Validate technologies & concepts to support our factories reducing their CO2 footprint

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 Sustainability Engineering Intern

• Consolidate the current hot water capacity need for the site (process and building)
• Working on heat recovery projects 
• Suggest an optimization strategy to balance/prioritize the current supply network
• Develop a comprehensive design with scope, technologies & costs while contacting external suppliers
• Support the maintenance team to drive & improve the utilities dashboard
• Be part of the local sustainability team as well as the R&D sustainability network
• Support the sustainability champion by preparing documents, presentations & supports for meetings with the management
• Create communications to increase sustainability awareness towards employees

What will make you successful

• Currently studying a Master’s degree in Engineering (Energetic, Mechanical or Electrical preferred)
• Autonomy, good communication skills and team spirit
• Good technical skills in utility management (generation, distribution, consumption)
• Utilities distribution design and management (steam, water, natural gas)
• Energy monitoring
• Fluent in French and English

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.