Ketjen Summer 2026 Engineering Internship Program at Albemarle

Pasadena, Texas, United States

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InternshipExperience Level

InternshipJob Type

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Chemicals, ManufacturingIndustries

Requirements

Rising sophomore or junior (graduation date between Dec 2026 and Dec 2028)
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree from an ABET Accredited University in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline
Cumulative GPA 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to commit to full-time schedule (40 hrs/week) for 12 weeks from May 18, 2026 to August 7, 2026 at a Houston, TX area site

Responsibilities

Chemical Engineering Intern
Process development and scale up from bench scale to commercial scale
Plan and execute sample productions of new chemical products for application/customer testing and market development
Guide and support process hazard analyses prior to scale up
Develop speculative economics for new products and processes
Develop and implement safety, quality, environmental and profit improvement projects
Communicate with, travel to, and provide technical support to operating plants worldwide to implement improvements, troubleshoot problems, or help increase production, reduce costs, improve quality or reduce environmental impact
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Provide "hands-on" mechanical engineering technical support in a chemical manufacturing plant
Develop innovative designs and implement safety, environmental and profit improvement projects
Provide technical service to include troubleshooting, failure analysis and technical coverage of mechanical systems
Develop preventative maintenance and reliability programs for a wide array of rotating equipment
Provide technical support on process hazard analyses
Support efforts to increase production, reduce costs and improve quality while reducing environmental impact
Electrical Engineering Intern
Provide technical support to electrical and control equipment in a chemical manufacturing plant
Conceive, develop, design and/or implement improvements to plant electrical infrastructure, control systems and instrumentation
Develop preventative maintenance programs for critical electrical and control equipment
Provide technical service to include troubleshooting, pilot plant, lab work and/or technical coverage
Economic analysis, estimation and/or project execution
Communicate with various plant groups to implement change