Intern, Engineering

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline • Owensboro, KY

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About The Position

Southern Star is seeking motivated students or recent graduates for a summer Engineering Intern position. The internship offers project-based assignments, mentorship, orientation and training, and an introduction to the natural gas industry and engineering best practices. Interns gain exposure to design disciplines and the project life cycle, from development through design and execution. They typically support and shadow experienced engineers and operations professionals and may take part in activities and events to build connections within the company and among fellow interns.

This is a competitively paid, 12-week summer internship running from May through August. Interns work 40 hours per week and receive paid company holidays. A taxable housing stipend may be available if Southern Star determines that the intern’s permanent home and current college addresses are beyond a reasonable driving distance from the assigned work location. Participants who successfully complete the internship program are eligible for full-time employment.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old by the start of the summer internship assignment.
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 after each completed semester or term.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Be entering the junior or senior year of a degree program.
• Currently pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or another related engineering discipline.
• Have a valid driver’s license and be insurable under company policy.

Responsibilities

• Learn about mechanical engineering design support, project scopes and estimates, project site layouts, and project justification.
• Learn about compressor-station design, equipment, and operations, including reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, related station equipment, auxiliary systems, and co-located dehydration and storage facilities.
• Learn basic pipeline design and applicable DOT regulations, including diameter, wall thickness, grade, material installation approvals, welding, pressure testing, and post-installation non-destructive testing.
• Identify and specify construction workspace, rights-of-way, and easements; learn high-level design details for pipeline facilities and crossings.
• Learn measurement-device and flow-computation principles, including relationships among volume, pressure, and temperature.
• Learn about measurement and over-pressure protection equipment, including meters, regulators, relief valves, slam-shut valves, and rupture disks.
• Learn about gas-quality equipment, heating value, Southern Star’s gas-quality tariff, gas chromatographs, and gas-quality analyzers.
• Learn high-level design and fabrication of meter and regulation skids in accordance with federal regulations and considerations for safety, constructability, and maintenance.
• Support and shadow experienced engineers and other operations professionals in day-to-day work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitively paid internship
• Paid company holidays
• Potential taxable housing stipend, subject to the company’s distance determination
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Dependent life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Service awards
• Educational reimbursement
• Fitness reimbursement
• Holidays
• Paid time off
• Parental and maternity leave
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern