Three internship positions are available at Toray Composites (America), Inc. (TCA) located in the Fredrickson Industrial Area of Tacoma, (approximately 20 minutes away from PLU).  Toray Composites creates carbon fiber laminate materials for applications ranging from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to golf clubs.  

This internship is geared towards current undergraduate students who are majoring in chemistry, physics or engineering, or who are recent graduates. The Internship will mainly be  project based, but duties will also entail assisting with special research projects, equipment calibrations, and laboratory tests. This is a paid internship with hours Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Three positions available.

Information about the Test Lab Internship and an application can be found at http://www.toraycompam.com.   Links are posted below, as well.  Send applications to HR@toraycompam.com.  Current  chemistry students are encourage to apply for this opportunity in introductory laboratory and work experience.   A PLU Chemistry graduate is currently employed at Toray in the area of quality control testing and materials characterization by thermal analysis for . Two PLU chemistry alumni were interns at Toray during their time at PLU a few years ago. 

Internship Flier

Internship Application Form

For questions, please contact: 

Cenafer Carino

Test Lab Chemist

Toray Composites (America), Inc.

19002 50th Ave E Tacoma, WA 98446

CCarino@TorayCompAm.com

(253) 846-1777 Ext. 1053