2027 Engineering Summer Internship

TotalEnergies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies invites motivated Chemical and Mechanical Engineering students to join a Summer Internship focused on hands-on plant experience. Positions are located in La Porte, TX and Port Arthur, TX, with the corporate office in Houston and other locations nearby.

The program targets students graduating between December 2027 and May 2029, offering exposure to unit performance, process simulations, safety, and project support in an industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, graduating between December 2027 and May 2029.
• GPA of 2.8 or higher.
• Proficient with spreadsheets; process simulation software helpful; able to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor unit performance with observation, surveys, Excel, PI Process Book, and process simulators.
• Follow safe work practices while maintaining quality.
• Support turnaround/maintenance activities.
• Evaluate economics to determine profitable unit operation options.
• Lead or participate in Process Hazard Analyses.
• Define and execute small non-capital projects.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyze unit operation issues as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

DFS

SAP

Job description

Contexte et environnement

TotalEnergies is looking for Mechanical and Chemical Engineers for our Summer Internship program. A successful candidate is one who would want hands on experience in a plant and to be in the field, not just in an office. Positions are located in La Porte, TX, Carville, LA and Port Arthur, TX

Our corporate office is located in downtown Houston and we have several industrial locations including Port Arthur, La Porte, TX as well as Carville, LA.

The Refining & Chemical division offers "hands‑on” internship opportunities to gain experience as an engineer, available for students working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, graduating between December 2027 and May 2029.

Activités

POSSIBLE MISSIONS

• Monitor/track unit performance with outside observation, pressure/temperature surveys, MS Excel, PI Process Book, TDC Control System, and process simulator software
• Follow safe work practices while maintaining quality
• Support turnaround/maintenance activities
• Evaluate economics to determine profitable modes of unit operation
• Lead/participate in Process Hazard Analyses
• Define and execute small (non-capital) projects
• Monitor unit catalyst performance and issue catalyst life projections
• Perform various chemical engineering-type calculations on an as-needed basis for Operations or other Operations support groups (size orifice plates, size control valves, size relief valves, determine hydraulic flow regime in piping systems, calculate pressure drops, size piping for small projects, perform heat/material balances, size/rate heat exchangers, calculate fluid properties, determine system volumes/residence times, normalize unit operating data with chemistry and kinetics)
• Study/analyze/troubleshoot unit operation with vendor-provided diagnostics

Profil du candidat

REQUIREMENTS

• Working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, graduating between December 2027 and May 2029.
• GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Computer knowledge: use of spreadsheets, process simulation software helpful, and able to understand new systems as they come (i.e. DFS, SAP).
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good physical fitness required for access on/into towers, vessels, and other equipment.