R&D Intern

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Freudenberg Performance Materials is part of the Freudenberg Group and a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles for a broad range of markets: From apparel, automotive, building materials, civil engineering, energy, filter media, healthcare and to building interiors and more. Join our team and shape the future of innovation with us! Discover our world at www.freudenberg-pm.com.

Some of your Benefits

Corporate Events: We celebrate success as a team, because only together can we achieve our goals.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.

Safe Environment: We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.

Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Asheville, NC

On-Site

Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA)

You support our team as

R&D Intern

Responsibilities

• Develop and document a framework for Enka structure design, including filament configurations and polymer material selection.
• Create comprehensive reports and presentations to guide new engineers and designers in future product development.
• Assist in planning and executing a Design of Experiments (DoE), producing documentation to support training and baseline development efforts.
• Utilize CAD software to model and refine 3D structural geometries for testing and analysis.
• Conduct ASTM-compliant testing to evaluate compression strength across variable combinations of shape, filament diameter, and line speed, identifying optimal performance parameters.
  
  

Qualifications

• Academic background in Polymer Science, Textile Engineering, or related disciplines
• Hands-on experience with CAD software, textile manufacturing technologies, and statistical analysis methods
  
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.