Sales Internship - Summer 2026
Location: Welch Fluorocarbon, a UFP Technologies company | Dover, NH This internship offers hands-on experience supporting sales strategy, market analysis, and customer enablement initiatives within a regulated and highly technical industry.
Program Details
- Start Date: Mid to late May 2026
- End Date: Mid to late August 2026
- Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday-Friday
- Location: On-site in Dover, NH (no housing or transportation provided; local candidates within 45 minutes preferred)
What You'll Experience
- Mentorship: Work closely with a dedicated mentor who will provide guidance, feedback, and support throughout the internship
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams
- Data & Analysis Exposure: Develop skills in research, analysis, and insight generation
- Professional Communication: Build experience presenting findings and recommendations to business stakeholders
- Final Presentation: Prepare and deliver a summary of your work, insights gained, and recommendations to Sales and Business leadership
Internship Opportunities
The Sales Internship includes project-based work aligned with current business priorities. Interns will be assigned to one of the following focus areas based on business need, skills, and interests:
1. Customer Service Enablement
This opportunity focuses on supporting the development of an internal, Gemini-powered chatbot designed to help non-technical Customer Service Representatives confidently and efficiently respond to common technical questions from prospective customers. This role is well-suited for an Engineering student interested in leveraging their technical foundation in a customer-facing or sales-oriented capacity. At a high level, this may include:
- Assisting with organizing and structuring technical or product-related information
- Supporting internal tools and resources used by Sales and Customer Service teams
- Reviewing historical customer and sales data to identify common questions, patterns, and themes
- Helping translate technical concepts into clear, customer-friendly language
- Collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, and Marketing teams
What We're Looking For:
- Current student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering, or a related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Interest in sales, market research, customer enablement, or business strategy
- Ability to understand technical or product information and translate it into clear, non-technical insights
- Basic understanding of AI/LLM and chatbot concepts (e.g., prompt engineering, retrieval-based tools)
- Familiarity with knowledge-base development, information structuring, and working with unstructured data (e.g., CRM notes)
- Awareness of AI limitations and the importance of source grounding and accuracy
- Strong analytical and logical thinking skills with attention to technical detail
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Professionalism and discretion when handling internal information
- Previous internship or co-op experience is a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship available)
2. Market Research & Sales Strategy Support
This opportunity focuses on conducting market and competitive research to support strategic sales planning within the medical device industry, including implantable medical device applications. At a high level, this may include:
- Researching market size, customer segments, applications, and competitive landscape
- Gathering data from public sources such as industry reports, trade publications, and company websites
- Analyzing trends, pricing dynamics, and potential growth opportunities
- Summarizing findings into reports and presentations with actionable insights
What We're Looking For:
- Current student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering, or a related field
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Interest in sales, market research, customer enablement, or business strategy
- Ability to understand technical or product-related information and translate it into clear, non-technical insights
- Strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- CRM familiarity (e.g., Salesforce) is a plus but not required
- Critical thinking to identify trends, opportunities, and risks
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Professionalism and discretion when handling internal information
- Previous internship or co-op experience is a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship available)
About Welch Fluorocarbon:
Since 1985, Welch Fluorocarbon, a UFP Technologies company, has specialized in providing thermoformed and heat-sealed products to a variety of customers. We utilize the best, thin, high-performance films. Welch Fluorocarbon was founded to answer the industry's demand for high-performance plastic products.
Our corporate culture is a true team environment where there is a presence of clear purpose, the strength of real community and the celebration of individual creativity. Every day we prove that "the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts." The foundation of our culture is based on the core ideology of balance. As part of our culture and promoting balance for Team Members lives, Welch provides a competitive benefits package. UFP Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. To apply for this opportunity please create a profile with us through our online application system. Click the "Apply" box in the upper right hand corner to start the application process. Or, if you already have a social media account with LinkedIn, Google, or Facebook you can use your log in credentials to apply. #UFP #MEDTECH #INTERN #NH |
UFP Technologies, Inc.
Jan 29, 2026