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R&D Product Development Intern

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Product
    Research & Development
  • New York

Requirements

  • You are preferably working towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Science or Engineering, or related field
  • You have technical curiosity and understanding to develop new approaches to big problems
  • You are able to understand verbal and written technical instructions
  • You are a critical thinker with the ability to solve unexpected problems
  • You are able to own and execute work independently
  • You approach work with a focus on the important details - you strive for accuracy and completeness
  • You’re a great communicator - You are capable of extracting engineering data from various sources and processing and presenting them in clear communications
  • You have an aptitude and enthusiasm for doing hands-on work; good manual dexterity and ability to work with a variety of tools
  • You are willing, enthusiastic, and flexible to help teammates as urgent needs arise

Responsibilities

  • We have two R&D internships available on the Hard Products and Packaging teams.
  • Hard Products R&D is the engine behind our core shaving business, developing razors, handles, and accessories; plus anything made from metal or plastic, in any product category. As part of the Harry’s Internship program, you’ll learn directly from our team how to verify and validate products through all the Product Phase Gates. You will get hands-on experience learning about what it takes to not only create a product but ensuring that it meets the standards expected by our customers.
  • The Packaging team is responsible for the proper execution of our brands’ unique and thoughtful packaging designs. Our team is dedicated to quality, efficiency, and sustainability across all parts of the package development process. We’re looking for someone who’s eager to learn about supporting our team through new product packaging launches and/or cost-savings initiatives. You will assist with overseeing the development of projects and interfacing with different members of our maker and supply chain teams. You will also become familiar with our packaging test protocols and then help us refine them, or even create new ones.
  • What you will observe, learn about and assist our teams to accomplish:
  • Gain a general understanding of some of our existing test protocols (i.e., learn about the what, why, how, and when we test).
  • Assist the engineers in developing or improving test methods, fixtures, and procedures for new and existing products in a research lab environment.
  • Test, measure, characterize, and evaluate products, components, and prototypes using standard and custom instrumentation.
  • Create and present thorough and detailed reports to socialize changes with our cross-functional partners.
  • (Hard Products R&D) Learn how to use standard statistical tools like Gage R&R, Graphical analysis and Design of Experiments.
  • (Packaging) Research sustainability/innovation/trends that support new product introductions, promotions and operational initiatives.

We’re a CPG company on a mission to Create Things People Like More through purpose-led brands, products, and experiences

Manufacturing & Electronics
Industry
201-500
Employees
2013
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Harry’s Inc. is a modern CPG company on a mission to Create Things People Like More through purpose-led brands, products, and experiences. Through a family of scaling, disruptive brands—Harry’s, Flamingo, Cat Person, and Lumē—Harry’s Inc. is defining a new paradigm for CPG; We’re the first CPG company to give customers an omnichannel experience across multiple brands, leveraging deep direct-to-consumer experience with strong partnerships across mass retailers, drugstores, grocery and club stores globally. Since we believe the best business models make a positive impact on the world, we set aside 1% of sales across Harry’s, Flamingo, and Cat Person to support our social mission, including through donations to our nonprofit partners.