About Pilot R&D

We are known for tackling the biggest challenges in food and turning ambitious ideas into reality. To make things happen, we navigate a wide range of relationships — from our clients to ingredient suppliers to co-packers and beyond — while doing rigorous product development work in our Berkeley kitchen and lab. We are a small, talented team that takes the work seriously and treats one another with respect.

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Role Mission

Keep the development team supported and projects on time by assisting with running trials, producing samples, client tastings, ingredient receiving and inventory, cleaning, and facility upkeep. 

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We love welcoming smart, energetic, positive, and eager-to-learn interns into our lab. If you're up for anything, into eating weird things, and adept with a Vitamix and Google Sheets, please reach out! We typically require a minimum commitment of three weeks. ​

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As an essential function of this role, interns regularly taste, evaluate, and provide feedback on a wide range of food and beverage products, including items containing common allergens and alcoholic beverages. The ability to perform this tasting and evaluation is a core requirement of the position.