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INTERNSHIP- R&I Product Engineer - February (2026) (M/F)

  • France
  • Gif-Sur-Yvette
  • On-site
  • Permanent Full-Time
  • 6 months
  • Posted: 13 Nov 2025
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INTERNSHIP- R&I Product Engineer - February (2026) (M/F)

About the job

For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D centers, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees.
B Corp certified, Danone France does not seek to be the best company in the world, but better for the world! This certification allows us to challenge ourselves in order to continuously improve and measure our social and environmental performance.

 

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

 

This internship will take place in Gif sur Yvette, at our R&I headquarters starting from February or March 2026.

 

Diana, R&I Product Engineer in the EU team working on Yoghurt will be your guide through your day to day tasks and help you grow in your role:

 

• Determining the capabilities of the production sites for the Velouté Fruix product range.

• Processing data from industrial trials and product launch support activities.

• Building strong understanding of manufacturing processes.

• Following data analysis, providing recommendations for finalizing product specifications and recommendations for process optimization in factory if necessary.

 

PLUS POINTS OF THIS JOB:

  • Up to 2 days/week of remote work 

  • Full reimbursement of Navigo pass/TCL subscription 

  • "Vendredi je grandis" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills. 

  • Compensation from €1,300 (Bachelor's +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month. 

  • Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking 

About you

To achieve great things together, we are looking for someone:

 

  •  Available from February/March 2026 for a duration of 6 months
  • At the level of Bac+4/5 in university, or engineering school with a specialization in agri-food
  • With aptitude for statistics, manufacturing processes, and industrial optimization.
  • You are pragmatic, autonomous with excellent interpersonal skills regardless of the type of stakeholder (Manufacturing, Quality, R&D) is desired.
  • Comfortable with Excel, having an affinity for data analysis
  • You Enjoys working closely with production teams and interacting with different departments 


Criteria above remain indicative. We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

 

We have also chosen to remove inclusive writing from our job offers because its complexity penalizes people with cognitive disabilities, including dyslexia, dysphasia, or apraxia.

 

*All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

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About Danone

Never stop growing! Joining Danone means...

 

  • Meet Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and varied career paths
  • Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
  • Build a tailored career path suited to your personality, skills, and desires
  • Learn through enriching, responsible, and educational missions

 

Our Danoners speak out! Discover the testimony of six Danoners with very different jobs and career paths: never stop growing.

 

You want to know more about the daily life of Danoners? Come grow with us and find all our news, tips, and information on our website careers.danone.com, our LinkedIn page, or our Instagram account @danonetalentfrance.

 

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Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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