Job Description

2025-2026 Us Operations Intern/Co-op Fall Posting

Primary Location: Freeport (TX, USA), Texas, United States of America

Additional Locations: Deer Park (TX, USA), Wilmington (DE, USA), Kankakee (IL, USA), Hayward (CA, USA), Midland (MI, USA), Victoria (TX, USA), Elizabethtown (KY, USA), Knoxville (TN, USA), Auburn (MI, USA), Seadrift (TX, USA), Orange (TX, USA), Plaquemine (LA, USA), Carrollton (KY, USA), Collegeville (PA, USA), La Porte (TX, USA), Greensburg (LA, USA), Oyster Creek (TX, USA), Kendallville (IN, USA), Houston (TX, USA), Beaumont (TX, USA), South Charleston (WV, USA), Croydon (PA, USA), Texas City (TX, USA), Hahnville (LA, USA), Bristol (PA, USA), Angleton (TX, USA), Marietta (GA, USA), Louisville (KY, USA)

Schedule: Full time

Position Type: Temporary

Workplace Type: Onsite

Dow believes in putting people first and is passionate about delivering integrity, respect, and safety to our customers, employees, and the planet. Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offer the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries, and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration.

If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place. Dow is currently seeking exceptional undergraduate and graduate level engineering students for internship/alternating term co-op opportunities in operations (aka manufacturing and engineering) to start a work assignment during the upcoming spring, summer, or fall term.

About Operations

The operations function within Dow is comprised of four unique focus areas that translate business strategies into operations priorities and results. The focus areas are manufacturing, technical expertise and support (TES), environmental, health, and safety operations (EH&S), and emergency services and security (ES&S). Some Dow facilities are positioned near navigable waterways and are deemed TWIC facilities as per the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Please review this FAQ on TWIC credentialing and acceptable documentation. If placed at a location that is deemed a TWIC facility, the successful candidate must be willing and able to adhere to the TWIC credentialing requirements.

About You

Your job will include a broad range of responsibilities in a variety of different work settings such as chemical plant safety and environmental performance, process operation, optimization, modification, maintenance, and technology implementation. Engineers must use sound technical judgment to enable safe and efficient plant operations. We invite you to help us combine world-class expertise, future-focused technologies, and sustainability to solve global issues. You'll work as part of a team at Dow and we have many opportunities to address challenging real-world problems.

Internship Track Single work term commitment that is available for any school term. Dow encourages students to apply for a work term other than summer. Students must reapply and be reconsidered for additional work terms.

Alternating Term Co-op (ATC) Track: Dow Operation's 3-term work commitment where a student alternates between taking classes on campus and working terms in our various operations departments. One (or more) of the work terms must be in the spring or fall semesters (i.e. can't do all 3 terms in the summer). Back-to-back work terms are allowed. If a student wanted to complete terms beyond the 3-term commitment, they would need to reapply to be considered. Students considering the ATC should consult with their academic advisors to understand how working one or more non-summer terms could impact graduation date.

Key Program Details:

• All work terms are a minimum of 12 weeks with a maximum of 14 weeks in duration for both Tracks.
• The majority of the positions are available in Louisiana, Michigan, and Texas. Limited positions may exist in other sites in the United States. Student must be committed to relocate anywhere in the U.S. outside of specified preferences.
• Student must be able to provide reliable transportation to/from job site as manufacturing sites are not near public transportation routes (i.e. Municipal Rail, Bus Routes, Taxi, or Uber).

The variety of positions available at Dow can include:

• Chemical Engineer (Key Roles: Production, Process, Process Automation, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer) You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Key responsibilities may include such items as manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
• Mechanical Engineer (Key Roles: Production, Hardware Design, Maintenance/Reliability, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer) You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as production operations and project engineering. Responsibilities may range from chemical plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and vessel & piping design to manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
• Electrical Engineer (Key Roles: Production, Hardware Design, Maintenance/Reliability, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer) You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as power plant production operations and project engineering. Responsibilities may range from power plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and MCC/transformer/switchgear design to electrical instrumentation troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, process improvements, safety enhancements, motor control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
• Civil Engineer (Key Roles: Project Controls or Hardware Design Engineer) Responsibilities may include project work ranging in size from small plant improvements to design of large new facilities. The civil engineer applies expertise to concrete, structural steel, and site development plans while collaborating with a team of civil engineers and designers to coordinate with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, process engineering, and process automation, to successfully complete the design of the civil portion of work for capital projects.
• Material Science / Metallurgical Engineer (Key Roles: Maintenance Engineer or Hardware Design Engineer) Responsibilities may include work ranging in size from small plant material of construction improvements to the metallurgical design of large new facilities. The Material Science/Metallurgical engineer applies expertise in material science to collaborate with facility teams and designers. This engineer also coordinates with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, and process engineering, to successfully complete the selection of the most effective materials for projects and daily maintenance.

Other Skills-Based Roles are also available to engineers of all types. A few examples of these roles:

• Dow's operations information technology/operations technology (IT/OT) group is working to deliver a competitive advantage through the use of digital technology.
• Process Automation/Controls Engineers optimize and automate Dow's chemical processes to improve efficiency and reliability and ensure consistent product quality.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commitment to relocate anywhere in the U.S. outside of specified preference
• Rising college sophomores and juniors
• A preferred GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) at your current university
• Enrolled in an ABET accredited program
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding work ethic and leadership potential
• Active participation and leadership in extracurricular activities and on-campus organizations
• Previous internship/co-op experience is a plus

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or Material Science/Metallurgical Engineering
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent basis. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any

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