2025-2026 US Operations Intern/Co-op – SPRING at Dow

Northern Michigan University; United States; On-site; USD 20,664 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

A global chemical manufacturing company is seeking Undergraduate and Graduate level Engineering students for a 2025-2026 US Operations Intern/Co-op position. The role involves safety, environmental performance, and process optimization at manufacturing sites across the US. Candidates must commit to a minimum of 12 weeks, have reliable transportation, and be prepared to relocate. This opportunity allows students to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical setting within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Must have an engineering background.
• Ability to commit to a minimum of 12 weeks internship.
• Reliable transportation to/from job site.

Responsibilities

• Assist with chemical plant safety and environmental performance.
• Engage in process operation, optimization, and maintenance tasks.
• Work collaboratively in a team to address real-world challenges.

Education

Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Engineering

Job description

2025-2026 US Operations Intern/Co-op – SPRING

Dow is currently seeking exceptional Undergraduate and Graduate level Engineering students for Internship/Alternating Term Co-op opportunities in Operations (aka Manufacturing & Engineering) to start a work assignment during the upcoming Summer or Fall term.

ABOUT OPERATIONS

The Operations function within Dow is comprised of four unique focus areas that translate business strategies into operations priorities and results. The focus areas are Manufacturing, Technical Expertise & Support (TES), Environmental, Health, & Safety Operations (EH&S), and Emergency Services, & Security (ES&S).

ABOUT YOU

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. We invite you to help us combine world‑class expertise, future‑focused technologies, and sustainability to solve global issues. You’ll work as part of a team at Dow and we have many opportunities to address challenging real‑world problems.

• Internship Track – Single work term commitment that is available for any school term. Dow encourages students to apply for a work term other than summer. Students must reapply and be reconsidered for additional work terms.
• Alternating Term Co‑op (ATC) Track: Dow Operations’s 3‑term work commitment where a student alternates between taking classes on campus and working terms in our various Operations departments. One (or more) of the work terms must be in the spring or fall semesters (i.e. can’t do all 3 terms in the summer). Back‑to‑back work terms are allowed. If a student wanted to complete terms beyond the 3‑term commitment, they would need to reapply to be considered. Students considering the ATC should consult with their academic advisors to understand how working one or more non‑summer terms could impact graduation date.
• All work terms are a minimum of 12 weeks with a maximum of 14 weeks in duration for both Tracks.
• The majority of the positions are available in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. Limited positions may exist in other sites in the United States. 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).

Hiring Timeline

• Now until Feb 12: Open the application to allow students to apply.
• Feb 13-16: Review candidate data and send out invitations to participants for the Virtual Career Fair (VCF).
• Feb 18 & 19: Dow Operations to host 2 Info Sessions to learn more about the NSP program, job/site opportunities, steps/instructions about how to participate in the VCF, etc.
• Feb 24: “Quick Chats” with a Dow recruiter and the candidate. Recruiters will select which candidates will move to interview stage.
• Feb 26: Interview Day (for those that are selected to move forward in the process) with a new group of recruiters to add another opinion to the evaluation process.
• Feb 27: Successful candidates given verbal offers by the recruiters.
• Week of March 2nd: Written offers sent to successful candidates.