Summer 2027 Engineering Intern

Ascend Performance Materials•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Ascend Performance Materials is seeking Summer 2027 Engineering Interns to apply engineering and safety principles in chemical and/or polymer manufacturing environments. Interns may rotate between sites to gain experience with different processes and operations. Each intern will complete a project under the guidance of experienced engineers, with opportunities to reduce waste, increase efficiency, streamline processes, troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause failure analysis, identify cost savings, and update procedures. Interns will assist an engineer or engineering manager with projects in Manufacturing, Production, Process Technology, Process Design, or Maintenance & Reliability. The work may support daily production and technical guidance, process capability and capacity planning, raw-material use, scientific process knowledge, process design alternatives and capital-project packages, or the reliability of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems. Positions are available at sites in Alvin, Texas; Pensacola, Florida; Decatur, Alabama; and Foley, Alabama. Interns are expected to work onsite daily and provide their own reliable transportation. Housing assistance is provided for students who are not local, defined as living more than 50 miles from the site.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in school and have completed sophomore year, with at least one semester of coursework remaining.
Pursuing Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
Recognized leadership experience.
Able to work onsite daily; this is not a remote role.
Must have reliable personal transportation to and from the site daily.

Nice To Haves

Highly motivated.
Outstanding academic record in the degree program.
Interest in an industrial environment.
Ability to build effective relationships across the site.
Strong operational discipline.

Responsibilities

Complete an assigned engineering project under the guidance of experienced engineers.
Assist an engineer or engineering manager with projects in Manufacturing, Production, Process Technology, Process Design, or Maintenance & Reliability.
Contribute to efforts to reduce waste, increase efficiency, streamline processes, and troubleshoot issues.
Help perform root-cause failure analysis of operating problems, identify cost savings, and update procedures.
Work onsite daily and travel between sites if assigned to rotate for experience with different processes and operations.