Microbial Manufacturing Internships

Summer Internship Program Overview

Novonesis' Summer Internship Program provides a wide range of opportunities for current college students. We pride ourselves on offering real-world projects and providing interns with multiple networking opportunities to help you learn and grow both personally and professionally.

Our openings encompass the entire process that we utilize to discover, develop, and produce a microbial product for our customers. You will work intimately within one of the following departments:

• Microbial Development and Optimization
• Manufacturing Maintenance & Reliability
• Fermentation Manufacturing
• Finished Goods Formulations & Packaging
• Production Process Engineering
• Facilities Project Management
• Capital Project Execution
• Quality Control Laboratory
• Manufacturing Quality Assurance
• Occupational Health & Safety

Even though the internship will focus on one of these departments, our program participants get exposure, training, and networking opportunities with all these groups to better prepare them for a career in the biotechnology industry! We believe this variety differentiates our internship program.

About the Role

In this position, you will be given a project that is feasible for completion in the program timeline and be mentored by an experienced colleague. Projects include experience in the following areas: product and process development, large-scale liquid fermentation, biological systems engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, HVAC, building trades, maintenance technology, electrical engineering, microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, quality control, safety, and quality operations. For example, past internship projects included re-designing manufacturing equipment, developing new laboratory assays for production strains, and updating facility blueprints. All these projects support our customers worldwide!

Our network of intern alumni grows every year, and we will connect the 2027 cohort of interns into that network to help facilitate their career growth.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

• Be enrolled in a Certificate, AS, or BS degree program focusing on Building Trades, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Chemical/Biological Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Civil/Environmental Engineering, or Agriculture related concentrations.
• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA (Include GPA on resumé).
• Have previous experience or a strong interest in working in a laboratory or manufacturing setting.
• Be able to arrange their own housing & transportation needs near Salem, VA.

Ways of Working / Working Conditions

• Full-time internship assignment lasting approximately 10 weeks
• Located on-site in Salem, VA
• Use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) when in the laboratory and production

Compensation

Expected salary: $23/hr

Relevant Information

Program Dates: May 24th, 2027, to July 30th, 2027

Position Type: Temporary position payrolled through a third-party provider

Application Deadline: December 04, 2026