R&D Industrial Placement Student

Company Description About Sika Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for waterproofing, bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its more than 27,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 9.3 billion in 2021.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Student Intern to join our Cementitious Systems team at Welwyn Garden City on a one-year industrial placement. About the role. The role centres around the understanding of cementitious systems from fundamental properties through to applied technological aspects. You will be trained in product development process, relevant testing and analysis and product application aspects. As part of Sika’s sustainability strategy, you will also be part of a team focused on driving the low-emission, high efficiency cement-based systems. Purpose of the Role As part of the R&D network, this role is to ensure that the Research & Development Department delivers new products, services and systems on time and fit for purpose across the key Target Markets, in accordance with Sika’s Product Creation Process. You will work independently as well as in collaboration with the team to ensure maximisation of the output value of the whole department. What’s In it for You?

The Opportunity

To learn to actively formulate products based on cementitious systems by means of acquiring knowledge in the area of cement chemistry, additives chemistry and technological aspects of the relevant products. To learn about product development process, from inception through to development and scale up to roll out to the market. Spend one year working in a very ambitious, vibrant and busy research and development department of a market/technological leader. Appreciate benefits of data science in the product development process. Be