Summer 2027 Engineering Intern

Ascend Performance Materials•Alvin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Ascend Performance Materials is hiring 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 an assigned project under the guidance of experienced engineers, with opportunities to reduce waste, increase efficiency, streamline processes, troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause failure analysis of operating problems, 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 and reliability. These teams provide technical guidance for manufacturing operations, improve process capability and capacity planning, develop scientific knowledge and process design alternatives, support capital projects, and improve the reliability of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems. The role is on site daily and is not remote. Locations include Alvin, Texas; Pensacola, Florida; Decatur, Alabama; and Foley, Alabama. Students who are not local (within 50 miles) are provided housing assistance, and candidates must have reliable transportation to and from the site each day.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in school and have completed sophomore year, with at least one semester of coursework remaining.
Pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
Recognized leadership experience.
Must work on site 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 their degree program.
Interest in an industrial environment.
Ability to build effective relationships across the site.
Strong operational discipline.

Responsibilities

Assist an engineer or engineering manager with projects in a designated engineering function.
Apply engineering and safety principles in a chemical and/or polymer manufacturing environment.
Complete an assigned project under the guidance of experienced engineers.
Contribute to reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and streamlining processes.
Troubleshoot issues and provide root-cause failure analysis of operating problems.
Identify cost savings and/or update procedures.
Depending on the assigned function, support day-to-day manufacturing operations; improve process capability, capacity planning, and raw material usage; contribute to process technology and design; or improve mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation reliability.