Dairy Farmers of America · 1 month ago
Summer 2026 Research & Development Intern
Springfield, MO
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerDairy Farmers of America is seeking a Summer 2026 Research & Development Intern. The intern will learn and assist with various product development tasks, sensory services, and support scientists in formula creation and application, while also presenting their findings and proposing improvement projects.
AgricultureDairyDietary SupplementsFood Processing
Responsibilities
Learn and assist with all product development including pilot plant spray dryer operation, dry blending, sample prep, and ingredient inventory management
Learn and assist with sensory services including sensory concepts and application, panel preparation, data entry in Compusense software or other applicable software
Learn and assist Development and Application scientists with formula creation, formula adjustments, existing formula adaptation, application creation. Understand and utilize the Project Cost Management database
Learn and assist Research and Innovation Scientist(s) with prototyping, application creation
Present weekly to the Supervising manager tasks and concepts learned
Officially present to management team, tasks and concepts learned after each phase of internship
Identify and propose to management team one Improvement project for R&D and/or Innovation Center related processes/tasks, or other contributing project related to any of the above tasks or departments. If approved, Lead execution of the project if timeline allows
Qualification
Required
Completed junior year in a Bachelor's level program, or currently enrolled in a Master's program
Degree focus: Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Bio Chemistry or related field
Company
Dairy Farmers of America
Dairy Farmers of America is a milk marketing cooperative owned and served by farmers across the nation.
Founded in 1998
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (6)
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$45MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2022-09-15Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
Dennis Rodenbaugh
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Jones
Division Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-15
Family Features
2025-11-04
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