R&D Summer Internship- Reinforcement Materials

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow's needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Your Role at Cabot

Tires play a critical role in vehicle safety and performance, since they are the only contact with the road when driving a vehicle. Tires are highly engineered to provide long life, traction in different weather conditions (snow, rain, ice, etc.), responsive handling and reduce fuel consumption for gas powered vehicles or increase range for electric vehicles. Under the supervision of scientists/engineers, the intern will perform laboratory experiments to alter the surface of carbon black and evaluate the modified carbon black in a rubber compound that can be used in the future to reduce fuel consumption within a tire, while maintaining other performance characteristics.\

The candidate will provide experimental support and rubber compound characterization for key projects within the Reinforcement Materials Development Group. This is a great opportunity for a qualified college or graduate student to gain industrial experience and make a real contribution in a short period of time. Due to the technical nature of the work involved, it requires a relatively strong technical background, preferably a materials or chemical engineering student with great laboratory skills and a strong foundation and comfort with software and computers. At the conclusion of the project a brief report and a technical presentation will serve as deliverables. The ideal candidate for this position will have at least one course in materials science and statistics.

How You Will Make an Impact
* Quickly become acquainted with basic rubber technology terminology and concepts
* Process available data to achieve a form useful for modeling
* Use EXCEL and statistical software to develop predictive multivariable linear models of rubber properties from available data
* Prepare a report describing work performed as well as a presentation to the technical group

What You Will Bring to Cabot
* Must be enrolled in undergraduate and/or graduate program
* Completed at least one class in materials science
* Completed at least one course in mathematical statistics or model building
* Experience writing scientific reports and delivering scientific presentations
* Computer skills (MS-Excel, Powerpoint)

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, "Creating for Tomorrow," we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability - today and into the future.

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Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees' and applicants' disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.