Internship - Chemical Engineering

Elessent Clean Technologies.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Elessent Clean Technologies offers a 2027 Summer internship in Clean Technologies Engineering for motivated ABET‑accredited Chemical Engineering students. The ~10‑week program blends classroom theory with practical design work in a technology licensor environment, with opportunities to contribute to real projects.

Applicants must be full‑time students, have the right to work in the U.S., and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher; relocation is flexible.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a full-time student in an ABET-accredited Chemical Engineering program.
• Flexibility with work assignment location/relocation.
• Have the right to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Responsibilities

• Work in a dynamic team environment with subject matter experts.
• Develop understanding of design and engineering work in a technology licensor environment.
• Assist with analytical project work involving design documentation, tools, and methods.
• Learn sulfuric acid technology, our product offerings, and project execution from proposal to on-site startup.
• Adopt and follow Elessent's core values of safety, ethics, respect for people, and environmental stewardship.
• Work in a business casual environment with flexible work/life opportunities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

ABET-accredited Chemical Engineering program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database experience

Job description

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications – MECS® sulfuric acid production, STRATCO® alkylation, BELCO® wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming® hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

Elessent is offering a rewarding internship experience to bright, talented, technology-minded students with the leadership capabilities and determination to enhance our Clean Technologies Engineering organization during the 2027 Summer. We have a variety of meaningful assignments that allow students to gain valuable experience in process design in an engineering environment. The assignments provide students with opportunities to develop by integrating classroom theory with practical work and to demonstrate their skills for future career opportunities at Elessent. The Internship period is an approximate 10-week commitment.

Key Responsibilities:

In Clean Technologies Engineering, typical opportunities include:

• Work in a dynamic, team environment that leverages subject matter experts in our organization.
• Develop an understanding of design and engineering work in a technology licensor environment.
• Perform analytical project work involving design documentation, tools, and methods.
• Work with experienced technologyprofessionals in the performance of your responsibilities.
• Develop an understanding of sulfuric acid technology, our product offerings, and how projects are executed from proposal design to on-site startup and demonstration.
• Adopt and follow Elessent's core values of safety, ethics, respect for people, and environmental stewardship both on a personal and business level.
• Work in a business casual environment with flexible work/life opportunities.

The scope of the Intern's role will vary dependent on the project opportunities available at the time.

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The following requirements MUST be met for consideration in this student employment program:

• Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university
• Enrolled in an ABET-accredited program in Chemical Engineering
• Flexible with work assignment location/relocation
• Have the right to work in the U.S. without restriction

Preferred Attribute:3.0 GPA or Higher

In addition to these requirements, we are seeking candidates who have demonstrated the following core competencies:

• Outstanding problem-solving, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent writing/verbal communication and presentation skills
• Accomplished computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and database experience
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work in cross-functional teams to deliver concrete project deliverables in a timely manner