Engineering Internships, Baytown, TX

Covestro; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Covestro Baytown Site offers an Engineering Intern role for the Summer 2027 term. You will support day‑to‑day engineering activities aimed at improving safety, reliability and efficiency of our production units on a chemical production site.

We seek students in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering who have completed freshman year and maintain a 3.0 GPA, eager to apply classroom learning to real projects with potential for future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program with a major in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Completion of Freshman year
• Overall GPA of 3.0

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day engineering activities to improve safety, reliability and efficiency of production units
• Assist with maintenance/reliability and instrumentation/electrical engineering tasks
• Contribute to capital projects and process improvements
• Engage in a 3-month summer internship (late May to early August 2027) on a chemical production site

Education

Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's or Master's)

Completion of Freshman year

GPA of 3.0

Job description

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18,000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.

WHAT WE OFFER

Covestro recognizes that science plays an integral part in everyday life and encourages all employees to make a difference through daily contributions to our organization's mission. Covestro Baytown Site supports this principle by having a vision of Safe, Reliable, and Efficient Operations through our people. To that end, Covestro seeks dynamic individuals ready to help shape the future by confronting new challenges, embracing new experiences, and taking on increasing responsibilities. As an Engineering Intern within Covestro, incumbents will be responsible for a wide range of engineering activities to support day-to-day operations, and to improve the safety, reliability and of the efficiency of our production units and our work processes. Candidates must be available for a 3-month assignment during the Summer of 2027 (late May to early August).

Related to this position, Covestro offers:

• A team-based approach to identify improvement opportunities, to analyze and to develop solutions, and to complete implementation with a goal to improve plant reliability, safety, compliance with environmental requirements, and profitability of the production units at the Baytown site.
• Continuous coaching & assistance - You'll work with passionate people and receive both training assistance, and feedback from your teammates and your manager to help you apply your education to real life challenges while working on a chemical production site.
• Complex and interesting work that may include assisting the units with day-to-day operational and maintenance needs, using proven methodologies to eliminate defects, improving reliability, optimizing processes, and/or developing capital projects.
• An opportunity to experience our sustainable approach to the impact on the world today and tomorrow by continuously improving our specific greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

Additionally, the position offers:

• A career opportunity with responsibilities in various operational areas involving significant team interaction. Typically, summer assignments will focus on one of the following functional areas: Maintenance/Reliability Engineering, Instrument and Electrical Engineering, Production Support Engineering, Automation and Control Engineering, Environmental and Process Safety Engineering, or Project Engineering
• A chance to contribute to a meaningful mission and demonstrate your potential through a wide variety of projects.

WHAT YOU OFFER

Basic Qualifications

More specifically related to this position, Covestro seeks an incumbent who possesses knowledge of and abilities to work in Engineering typically acquired by:

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program with a major in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Completion of Freshman year
• Overall GPA of 3.0

Preferred Qualifications

• Desire to work and learn in an operating chemical plant
• Previous internship or co-op experience is a plus.

We have an exciting mission: to MAKE the world a brighter place. Innovation is in our DNA. We develop technologies and products that benefit society & reduce our impact on the environment. We look towards the future and see opportunities where others see limitations. Your success will be driven by how you demonstrate our values.

Successful completion of this internship program may lead to full-time employment, or a recurring opportunity based on performance of the candidates and availability of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring and advancement are based on job-related requirements and on an individual's qualifications to perform a job. All aspects of employment are carried out free of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression or any unlawful criterion, existing under applicable federal, state, or local law.