2027 Summer Intern-Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering

Savannah River Mission Completion; Montmorenci (SC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Deductible Health Insurance

2 paid holidays during the summer

Paid Sick Leave

Job summary

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) seeks Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering interns for a 10–12 week Limited Service Employee (LSE) program at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. Interns will work under an engineering mentor and contribute to batch process monitoring, system health assessments, and troubleshooting alongside cross-disciplinary engineers.

The internship offers varied schedules (5/8s, 4/10s) with an hourly rate and site holidays paid.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a full-time student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 and ability to pass GET and Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Responsibilities

• Work daily with an engineering mentor on technical topics.
• Monitor process parameters for chemical batch processes and review results.
• Assist system engineers to assess health, troubleshoot upsets and deviations.
• Join system walk downs with engineers/operators for maintenance/troubleshooting.

Skills

Engineering teamwork

Process monitoring

Troubleshooting

Technical discussion

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's in Biochemical Engineering

Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Provide support to Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) as a Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering Intern - Limited Service Employee (LSE) on the Savannah River Site (SRS), a US Department of Energy (DOE) facility in Aiken, South Carolina.

The Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering interns will perform meaningful work in support of the SRMC organization. The selected Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering interns will be assigned to 1 of 4 SRMC production facilities or the flowsheet group where the interns, as part an Engineering group will:

Responsibilities

• - Work daily on technical topics with an engineering mentor
• - Monitor process parameters for chemical batch processes, review sample results, monitor batch operations and complete batch calculation to support operations.
• - Provide assistance to system engineers to assess system health, troubleshoot system process upsets and deviations.
• - Accompany production system engineers/operators/ shift technical engineer on system walk downs for maintenance activities and/or troubleshooting.
• - Participate in technical discussions with mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers.

Additional Information

The internship is expected to be a 10–12 week period from May 2027 until the end of July 2027. Housing is not provided, but reasonable rentals may be available through local university student housing offices. The selected candidate will be responsible for their own transportation.

A 40-hour work week is set and scheduled by the individual departments. SRMC utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hours/day; five days per week), 4/10s (10 hours/day; four days per week), etc. Each workday has a 30-minute lunch. Interns will be paid a competitive hourly rate; no summer interns will be assigned to shift work; overtime is not available; Interns will be paid for site holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th) as applicable.

Assignments will be located in SRMC facilities in Aiken, SC. Public transportation is not available, and interns will be required to arrange their own transportation. A valid Driver’s License, Registration and proof of automobile insurance is required for driving on the Savannah River Site.

Resumes will be reviewed by the selection panel in January 2027. All selected applicants will be contacted by February or March 2027.

If you are selected to participate in the SRMC internship program, additional information will be requested such as: SRMC employment application, references and official transcripts. You will be assigned to SRS General Employee Training and Drug and Alcohol test appointments before badging and commencement of assignment.

Eligibility and Requirements

• Candidate must be enrolled as a full‑time student at:
• An accredited four‑year university, and currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Biochemical, or Nuclear Engineering
• Must have completed their Sophomore year
• Must pass General Employment Training (GET)
• Must pass Drug and Alcohol Testing (DAT)
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5

These two items will be scheduled before the intern starts work at Savannah River Site.

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRMC is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor. The SRMC Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities. www.savannahrivissioncompletion.com

Benefits

• High Deductible Health Insurance
• 2 paid holidays during the summer months
• Paid Sick Leave

USD $20.00/Hr.

Compensation will be determined by approved calendar year government rates.

SRMC is committed to equal employment opportunity to employees and qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status as a parent, sexual orientation, or genetics. Our equal employment opportunity policies encompass all aspects of the employment relationship, including application and hiring, promotion and transfer, selection for training opportunities, wage and salary administration.