Internship - Research & Development Engineer
- Pay
- $29 per hour
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
General Mills makes food the world loves. The company is guided by its Accelerate strategy to boldly build its brands, relentlessly innovate, unleash its scale and stand for good. General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Totino’s, Annie’s, Wanchai Ferry and more. Headquartered in Minneapolis, General Mills generated fiscal 2026 net sales U.S. $18 billion.
What Is the Role of Research & Development at General Mills?
The General Mills Research & Development Internship is a great way to kick-off your career. You will build broad experience in technical foundations, functional depth, and professional development. You'll develop and enhance your digital skills, gaining experience in data analysis, project management, and/or collaboration tools. The internship allows candidates to demonstrate leadership, embrace a learning mindset, build a strong network of peers, develop business context, and learn the General Mills and Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ) culture.
What Will I Do?
As an R&D Engineer Intern, you will experience a robust 10-week internship with hopes that you’ll roll into our full-time R&D Leadership Development Program upon graduation. During your internship you will:
- Leveraging engineering principals to design and test new or improved processes for development and commercialization
- Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to develop and scale process solutions
- Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from products and processes
- Use engineering principles to scale-up products from benchtop and pilot plant to full scale production
- Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners to build and grow our businesses
- Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and to identify new capabilities
- Interact with consumers and customers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into concepts, prototypes, and commercial offerings
- Develop technical depth and business acumen
- Apply or build digital tools to accelerate learning.
- Solve technical problems leveraging new or existing digital tools.
- Impact people’s lives and communities around the world
- WHERE WILL I WORK?
- James Ford Bell Technical Center in Minneapolis, MN
- IS THIS YOU?
Minimum Qualifications
- Pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Food Process Engineering, or related degree
- Graduating in Winter 2027 or Spring 2028
- Experience or interest in programming, data analysis, and modeling
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong academic record
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results and a commitment to developing technical and business skills
- Adaptability, curiosity, and inventiveness
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, passion for R&D, enthusiasm, and the ability to conduct themselves professionally
- Demonstrated leadership experience in academic projects, extracurricular activities, or previous work experiences
Hungry for What’s Next?
- Internship is 10-weeks in Summer 2027
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Pay and benefits
The hourly rate for this position is $28.85/hour. General Mills strives to provide fair and competitive pay that reflects your skills, experience, and academic background. The pay for this role considers many factors, including, but not limited to, your degree program, major, and year in school.
Beyond a competitive hourly rate, as a General Mills intern, you'll gain access to a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall development and wellbeing.
This includes partially subsidized housing & relocation assistance (if applicable & requirements are met), a summer of learning and fun featuring networking opportunities with company leaders, comprehensive health benefits, wellbeing resources, and other valuable perks. Specific benefits may vary by role, location, and eligibility requirements.
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.
Company Overview
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.
Reasonable Accomodation Request
If you need to request an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please fill out our online accommodation request form by following this link: Accommodation Request.
From Genmills's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The Internship - Research & Development Engineer posting at Genmills states compensation of $29 per hour. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Genmills's official career site.
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