Position Snapshot

Location: Orbe, Switzerland
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Type of contract: Internship, 6 months
Start date: February 2025 or flexible


What we offer at Nestlé


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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.


We are currently looking for a Process Modelling Intern in the digital & automation unit. You will join a team of process modelling specialists and collaborate with aroma process experts to support R&D developments. This position involves working on models for the aroma process and making them available through a web-platform.


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 Process Modelling Intern

• Read scientific literature and internal reports to formulate best hypotheses and find data to validate the model developments
• Formulate equations to model the process and implement them in the simulation software
• Produce simulation results and present them to discuss the model hypotheses with colleagues
• Engage with process specialists and pilot plant operators to understand the key process principles
• Develop a web-based tool user interface for the developed model
• Engage with process experts and non-experts to understand their need for the web-based tool
• Interact with potential users of the tool, share beta versions, collect their feedback
• Evolve the web-based tool considering feedback from beta users

What will make you successful

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering
• Industrial experience in process modelling & digitalization is a plus
• Ideally, previous exposure to R&D activities including process development, trials, data collection, and model validation
• Strong knowledge of heat and mass transfer fundamentals applied to steady-state and batch processes
• Understanding of Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
• Curious mindset with a sense of autonomy
• Familiarity with Process Modelling simulation tools such as Aspen, PRO II, g PROMS, Modelica, etc.
• Strong programming skills, with knowledge in Python being an advantage
• Fluent in English, with French language skills being a strong asset

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.
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