Safety & Sustainability Intern: Chemistry Data Integration

Vopak; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 5,500 - 7,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

575 €/mo internship allowance

Hybrid work model

Rotterdam head office

Job summary

Vopak is offering a Safety & Sustainability Intern position in Rotterdam. You will bridge chemical engineering and enterprise software by integrating chemical property data into the VPC system to enhance VOC emissions calculations.

The role focuses on data-driven validation, API integration readiness, and rigorous cross-checking with VPC and VOC lists, while gaining hands-on experience in a global engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Studying chemical engineering at HBO level with strong chemistry fundamentals.
• Experience or coursework in data handling and databases is a plus.
• Good command of English for cross-border collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Global Product List, terminal child lists, and VOC calculator lists to map strategy.
• Use the NIST database to compile Antoine constants and molar masses.
• Apply methods to represent chemical properties of complex compounds.
• Propose implementation steps for adding chemical properties to VPC by DevOps.
• Outline steps for the VOC calculator to pull data from the updated VPC API.
• Validate the new chemical properties against VOC and VPC data before deployment.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data structures & databases

English communication

Independent problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (HBO)

Tools

NIST database

VPC API

Job description

Vopak is offering a Safety & Sustainability Intern position in Rotterdam. You will bridge chemical engineering and enterprise software by integrating chemical property data into the VPC system to enhance VOC emissions calculations.

The role focuses on data-driven validation, API integration readiness, and rigorous cross-checking with VPC and VOC lists, while gaining hands-on experience in a global engineering environment.