Engineering Internships, New Martinsville, WV

Covestro; New Martinsville (WV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Covestro offers an Engineering Internship in a West Virginia manufacturing environment. You will work with managers and scientists in the TPU or Performance Materials units, learning Covestro products, processes and opportunities for practical impact.

The program runs from mid-May 2027 for about 12 weeks, giving hands-on experience in process improvement, capital projects, and reliability enhancements while collaborating with research, applications, technology and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program with a focus on Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemistry.
• Completion of Freshman year.
• Willingness and ability to be placed in either of the aforementioned internship opportunities.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and implementing capital projects and process improvements.
• Support the Management of Change for process improvements and reliability initiatives.
• Collaborate with research, applications development, technology and engineering teams.
• Help to optimize production capacity, minimize waste, and ensure safe operations in compliance with regulations.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Placement willingness

Manufacturing environment readiness

Education

Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program: Chemical Engineering

Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program: Mechanical Engineering

Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program: Chemistry

Completion of Freshman year

Tools

Statistics basics

Computer operations

Process control

Engineering principles

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

In a Covestro Engineering Internship you'll work closely with some of the industry's best and brightest managers and scientists in one of the Business Entities of Covestro - Thermoplastic Polyurethane Unit (TPU) or Performance Materials.

You will learn about Covestro products, which can include their chemistry, applications, end uses, customer base, and future business opportunities. You will get hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, as well as an up-close view of how we work closely with our technical and commercial operations. You will work closely with the manufacturing staff to identify, initiate and supervise process improvement projects to optimize production capacity, minimize waste and ensure safe, reliable, efficient operation in compliance with all applicable internal and external regulations.

The internship program will begin in mid-May of 2027 and lasts approximately 12 weeks.

Some other responsibilities within a manufacturing-based internship at Covestro include supporting the development and implementation of capital projects, implementation of Management of Change for process improvements and helping to implement system improvements for mechanical reliability improvements. Additionally, you may support various teams and work on internal projects along with personnel from research, applications development, technology and engineering.

What You Offer

Basic Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program with a focus on one of the following majors: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemistry
• Completion of Freshman year
• Willingness and ability to be placed in either of the aforementioned internship opportunities
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of Junior year
• Prior internship/work experience
• Basic understanding of statistics, computer operations, process control and engineering principles.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills including an ability to interact and establish strong working relationships with diverse individuals
• Project coordination with the ability to be proactive and identify creative, effective technical solutions

The internship opportunities at Covestro may lead to recurring internship opportunities and/or full-time job opportunities based on business needs, evaluation and performance.

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