Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dow is a materials science company focused on delivering sustainable solutions through science, collaboration, and manufacturing expertise. The Operations Intern/Co-op will support chemical plant safety, environmental performance, process operations, optimization, maintenance, engineering, and technology implementation across manufacturing sites. The role offers internship and alternating-term co-op opportunities for undergraduate and graduate engineering students.
Responsibilities
- Your job will include a broad range of responsibilities in a variety of different work settings such as chemical plant safety and environmental performance, process operation, optimization, modification, maintenance, and technology implementation
- Engineers must use sound technical judgment to enable safe and efficient plant operations
- You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations
- Key responsibilities may include such items as manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation
- You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations
- Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as production operations and project engineering
- Responsibilities may range from chemical plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and vessel & piping design to manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation
- You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations
- Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as power plant production operations and project engineering
- Responsibilities may range from power plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and MCC/transformer/switchgear design to electrical instrumentation troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, process improvements, safety enhancements, motor control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation
- Responsibilities may include project work ranging in size from small plant improvements to design of large new facilities
- The civil engineer applies expertise to concrete, structural steel, and site development plans while collaborating with a team of civil engineers and designers to coordinate with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, process engineering, and process automation, to successfully complete the design of the civil portion of work for capital projects
- Responsibilities may include work ranging in size from small plant material of construction improvements to the metallurgical design of large new facilities
- The Material Science/Metallurgical engineer applies expertise in material science to collaborate with facility teams and designers
- This engineer also coordinates with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, and process engineering, to successfully complete the selection of the most effective materials for projects and daily maintenance
Skills
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or Material Science/Metallurgical Engineering
- A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
- Commitment to relocate anywhere in the U.S. outside of specified preference
- Student must be committed to relocate anywhere in the U.S. outside of specified preferences
- Student must be able to provide reliable transportation to/from job site as manufacturing sites are not near public transportation routes (i.e. Municipal Rail, Bus Routes, Taxi, or Uber)
- Rising College Sophomores and Juniors
- A preferred GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) at your current university
- Enrolled in an ABET accredited program
- Active participation and leadership in extracurricular activities and on-campus organizations
- Previous internship/co-op experience is a plus
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