About The Position
This is a 12-week summer internship program at bp's Cherry Point refinery, one of the most modern refineries in the US. The intern will gain technical knowledge, develop key skills, and learn about life at bp. The role involves working with multiple disciplines, including operations, maintenance, environmental, safety, and engineering personnel, to provide technical support for operating units, design and management of projects, and engineering solutions for major unit maintenance events. The program offers opportunities to connect with other interns, participate in training, and grow your network. Successful interns may be considered for a full-time role within the One Engineering Program upon earning their degree.
Requirements
- Working toward a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering discipline.
- Graduating between December 2027 and May 2028.
- Current Cumulative GPA Minimum 3.0.
- Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions.
- Must be available to start a 12-week internship on May 17, 2027, or June 14, 2027.
- Must pass all background and medical checks at least one week prior to start date.
Nice To Haves
- Adaptability
- Authenticity
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Continuous Learning
- Courage
- Creativity and Innovation
- Curiosity
- Decision Making
- Digital Fluency
- Ethical judgement
- Excellence
- Influencing
- Knowledge Sharing
- Listening
- Managing volatility
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
- Self-Awareness
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Management
- Understanding Emotions
- Writing skills
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for operating units, design and management of projects, and engineering solutions for major unit maintenance events.
- Work on electrical engineering tasks such as power equipment design and analysis, switchgear & cable selection, variable frequency drive conversions, power generation and distribution support, lighting design & layout, grounding design, and area classification interpretation.
- Work on instrument engineering tasks such as instrumentation design & analysis of flow, pressure, level, temperature instruments, gas detection & analyzer applications, and controls and ladder logic design.
- Contribute to emergency shutdown system design and testing, I&E equipment reliability, equipment troubleshooting, and root cause failure analysis.
- Utilize design codes (API, NEC, etc.) and financial/business decision-making methodologies (NPV, IRR, life cycle cost).
- Search for and implement new technology.
- Provide construction support and review supplier data and quality for engineered equipment.
- Review capital projects for conformance with refinery specifications.
- Maintain ownership of engineering documentation for instrumentation & electrical equipment.
- Support day-to-day maintenance and reliability activities for an operating asset.
- Troubleshoot refinery critical instrumentation and electrical equipment.
- Develop scope and execute operating unit outage activities.
- Use analytical methods to develop maintenance strategies for instrumentation and electrical equipment to optimize operational availability.
- Provide technical recommendations and directions on instrumentation and electrical equipment to front-line teams and production personnel.
- Work with process engineers to optimize and improve unit operations.
Benefits
- Retirement savings opportunities
- bp-provided corporate housing with furnished apartments
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
- Competitive pay
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Career Level
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