Spring 2026 R&D Intern

Job Title:   R&D Intern 

Location:  Pleasant Prairie, WI. ( Located on Lake Michigan, between Milwaukee & Chicago 

Department:  Rust-Oleum US R&D 

At Rust-Oleum, we inspire people and empower them to grow. This allows them to create new, innovative, solutions-focused projects using the best materials available.

Rust-Oleum is a global leader in developing innovative consumer and industrial products for a variety of industries. Rust-Oleum generates over $1 billion in revenue annually and is the market leader in several categories.

Rust-Oleum's R&D laboratory is instrumental in developing innovative and cutting edge consumer products. The R&D division is at the forefront of the ongoing effort to expand the organization into new areas of consumer and industrial products.

• Exciting opportunity to apply school learnings to practical R&D projects and develop skills by directly working in a lab setting with a variety of lab processing and testing equipment
• Practice professional skills through presentations, symposiums, and project leadership
• Gain experience with many different innovative technologies
• One on one exposure to internal and external technical experts that lead in their fields

*Housing is fully PAID.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.

Students must be enrolled in a semester after this internship (either Summer 2026 or Fall 2026) to eligble for consideration.