Software Developer Intern

Job Summary

Job Description

Quaker Houghton invites you to apply for an internship located in Conshohocken, PA. This internship is designed to provide you with a positive work/training experience and challenging objectives.

As a Software Developer Intern for QH Fluid Intelligence and R&D Platforms, you’ll be part of our diverse global team making a significant impact on our organization. You will use your analytical thinking skills combined with your experience in applying design patterns and best practices, structured and disciplined development processes and engineering principles to developing robust, scalable and maintainable solutions that are user friendly and support business priorities.

Our FI products are installed and used by factories that uses metals, forms and deforms metals by forging, forming, cutting, fabrication including automobiles to beverage cans that you use every day. You will analyze, design, program, debug, modify, test and implement software used in local, networked, cloud-based IoT Devices and connected applications for Fluid Intelligence.

How you will do it:  
• This will be a full-time Summer 2026 internship running from May to August
• Hybrid position – at least 3 days a week in Conshohocken PA office
• Tasked with a specific project In Fluid Intelligence or R&D Software Applications
• Assist with Software Development using Python, C/C++, JavaScript, IoT connectivity, Data analysis and exploration etc.
• Participate in the Future Leaders Internship Programming events that include but are not limited to professional development sessions, 4-week Innovation Challenge and special events

 What we look for 

Required Qualifications: 
• Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college or university 
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering/Design
• U.S. citizen or legal right to work in the U.S. 

Preferred Qualifications:  
• Demonstrates an ability to learn quickly and independently
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) preferred 
• Demonstrated problem solving skills required 
 

About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

What's in it for you

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory

• Paid time off for volunteerism

• Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring

• Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan

• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.