Accelerate your career with Trelleborg and start shaping industry from the inside. Are you looking for a 6-month internship position, then learn more about our offering. About us With 23,000 employees across five continents, Trelleborg is a global leader in industrial rubber and polymer technologies. We provide sealing and protection solutions to all kinds of industries worldwide, as well as vibration-damping systems. We offer customers dedicated solutions based on cutting-edge polymer technology and unique expertise for their applications. The Antivibration Solutions (AVS) Business Unit manufactures across Europe, Asia and America. It supplies rubber/metal and rubber/plastic antivibration solutions for numerous sectors (railway, marine, construction, industry). Internship Objective Contribute to the execution of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) & Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to quantify the carbon footprint of industrial products, and support the improvement of methodologies, tools and datasets used to guide eco-design choices. About the role
- Define and collect the data required for PCFs/LCAs from internal teams (purchasing, production, R&D, supply chain) and environmental databases (Ecoinvent, GHG Protocol), and check data consistency
- Perform PCF/LCA
- Model products following PCF/LCA methodologies (ISO 14040/44)
- Build PCF/LCA models using specialized software (SimaPro, OpenLCA, Ecochain)
- Calculate Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) according to the GHG Protocol Product Standard
- Identify the most impactful stages ("hotspots") and propose improvement actions
- Identify and quantify the internal/external resources needed for the product carbon footprint analysis
What you bring
- Engineering school student, Master's degree in environment/energy/materials, or equivalent (specialization in PCF/LCA, sustainable development, eco-design, or carbon assessment appreciated)
- Knowledge of LCA methods (ISO 14040/44) and the GHG Protocol
- First experience with an LCA software tool (SimaPro, OpenLCA, Ecochain)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong skills in data analysis
- Interest in industry and manufacturing processes
- Rigor, analytical mindset, attention to detail
- Autonomy and scientific curiosity
- Good interpersonal skills to interact with several departments (internal/external)
- Synthesis skills and ability to simplify complex results
- Proactive way of communicating and presenting project milestones and results
- English reading, writing, speaking - level B1 (CEFR) - Mandatory
Benefits to joining Trelleborg
- Immersion in a globally organized, innovative industrial environment
- Direct contribution to the company's environmental strategy
- Participation in forward-looking projects on decarbonization and eco-conception
With 23,000 employees across five continents, Trelleborg is a global leader in industrial rubber and polymer technologies. We provide sealing and protection solutions to all kinds of industries worldwide, as well as vibration-damping systems. We offer customers dedicated solutions based on cutting-edge polymer technology and unique expertise for their applications.
The Antivibration Solutions (AVS) Business Unit manufactures across Europe, Asia and America. It supplies rubber/metal and rubber/plastic antivibration solutions for numerous sectors (railway, marine, construction, industry).
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