Intern/Co-op - Refining Electrical Engineering (Spring 2027)
About The Position
Marathon Petroleum is hiring an Electrical Engineering intern/co-op for refining assignments. The role offers exposure to refinery operations, industry codes and best practices, and the ways engineering disciplines work together. Interns may work across multiple refinery areas and develop critical-thinking, written communication, and verbal presentation skills while collaborating with experienced professionals. Assignments may involve Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) project engineering, reliability, or process control and technical services. E&I project work includes supporting real-world refinery projects and developing project-management skills in scope alignment, cost and schedule development, teamwork, and engineering phases. Reliability work includes troubleshooting instrumentation and electrical issues, analyzing equipment failures, developing solutions, preparing Project Request Forms, and learning equipment maintenance strategies. Interns may also use electrical analysis software for coordination and Arc Flash studies and learn how Safety Instrumented Systems are applied. Process control assignments support refinery and product-movement control systems used for real-time process control and data acquisition. Work may include troubleshooting power supplies, control-system programming, hardware and software lifecycle replacement, communication-network installation and troubleshooting, and monitoring system performance metrics. Positions are available in spring, summer, and fall semesters, with locations listed in Ohio and other states.
Requirements
- Must be majoring in Electrical Engineering.
- Strong academic performance.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time indefinite basis without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must be concurrently enrolled in a degree-seeking program.
Nice To Haves
- Availability for multiple work terms is preferred.
- Military experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Learn and apply industry codes and best practices in a refinery environment.
- Work with refinery professionals and teams to gain knowledge of refining operations and how engineering disciplines work together.
- Support Electrical & Instrumentation projects, including scope alignment, cost and schedule development, teamwork, and work through multiple engineering phases.
- Support area teams and develop project-management skills.
- Troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation issues at the refinery.
- Analyze equipment failures and develop solutions to recurring equipment difficulties.
- Submit Project Request Forms to implement solutions and learn equipment maintenance strategies.
- Use electrical analysis software to address coordination issues and conduct Arc Flash studies, as assigned.
- Learn how Refinery Safety Instrumented Systems are applied.
- Support process control systems through power-supply troubleshooting, control-system programming, lifecycle replacement projects, communications-network installation and troubleshooting, and performance monitoring.
- Develop written and verbal presentation skills in a professional work environment.
Benefits
- Access to health, vision, and dental insurance.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) matching program.
- Paid parental leave.
- Educational reimbursement.
- Eligibility for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
High school or GED
