Job Location : Carrollton,KY, USA
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Dow is currently seeking exceptional Undergraduate and Graduate level Engineering students for entry Level Engineering opportunities in Operations (aka Manufacturing & Engineering) to start their fulltime work assignment during the upcoming Spring, Summer, or Fall term.
ABOUT OPERATIONS: The Operations function within Dow is comprised of four unique focus areas that translate business strategies into operations priorities and results. The focus areas are Manufacturing, Technical Expertise & Support (TES), Environmental, Health, & Safety Operations (EH&S), and Emergency Services, & Security (ES&S).
ABOUT YOU: Your job will include a broad range of responsibilities in a variety of different work settings such as chemical plant safety and environmental performance, process operation, optimization, modification, maintenance, and technology implementation. Engineers must use sound technical judgment to enable safe and efficient plant operations. We invite you to help us combine world-class expertise, future-focused technologies, and sustainability to solve global issues. You'll work as part of a team at Dow and we have many opportunities to address challenging real-world problems.
The majority of the positions are available in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. Limited positions may exist in other sites in the United States.
Some Dow facilities are positioned near navigable waterways and are deemed TWIC facilities as per the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Please review this FAQ on TWIC credentialing and acceptable documentation. If placed at a location that is deemed a TWIC facility, the successful candidate must be willing and able to adhere to the TWIC credentialing requirements.
Primary Responsibilities:
Chemical Engineer
(Key Roles: Production, Process, Process Automation, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer)
You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations.? ?Key responsibilities may include such items as manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process?improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
Mechanical Engineer
(Key Roles: Production, Hardware Design, Maintenance/Reliability, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer)
You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations.? ?Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as production operations and project engineering.? Responsibilities may range from chemical plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and vessel & piping design to manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, yield and process?improvements, waste reduction, safety enhancements, process control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
Electrical Engineer
(Key Roles: Production, Hardware Design, Maintenance/Reliability, Project Controls, or Improvement Engineer)
You will fill one of several technical resource roles where you will provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations.? ?Key responsibilities may include providing technical expertise in areas such as maintenance & reliability as well as power plant production operations and project engineering.? Responsibilities may range from power plant operations, process improvements, predictive maintenance, failure analysis, and MCC/transformer/switchgear design to electrical instrumentation troubleshooting and problem solving, preventive maintenance, process?improvements, safety enhancements, motor control, cost optimization, project management and implementation, equipment design, and new technology implementation.
Civil Engineer
(Key Roles: Project Controls or Hardware Design Engineer)
Responsibilities may include project work ranging in size from small plant improvements to design of large new facilities. The civil engineer applies expertise to concrete, structural steel, and site development plans while collaborating with a team of civil engineers and designers to coordinate with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, process engineering, and process automation, to successfully complete the design of the civil portion of work for capital projects.
Material Science / Metallurgical Engineer
(Key Roles: Maintenance Engineer or Hardware Design Engineer)
Responsibilities may include work ranging in size from small plant material of construction improvements to the metallurgical design of large new facilities. The Material Science/Metallurgical engineer applies expertise in material science to collaborate with facility teams and designers. This engineer also coordinates with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, and process engineering to successfully complete the selection of the most effective materials for projects and daily maintenance.
Other Skills-Based Roles are also available to engineers of all types. A few examples of these roles:
* Dow's Operations Information Technology/Operations Technology (IT/OT) group is working to deliver a competitive advantage through the use of digital technology.
* The Digital Operations Center (DOC) is delivering digitalization through advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies to significantly improve the safety, reliability, sustainability and profitability of the Dow
* Process Automation/Controls Engineers optimize and automate Dow's chemical processes to improve efficiency and reliability and ensure consistent product quality.
Required Qualifications:
* A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Material Science / Metallurgical Engineering.
* A Graduation date of no later than September 2025.
* A minimum requirement for this US-based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent basis.? No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.
Preferred Qualifications:
* A preferred GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) at your current university
* Enrolled in an ABET accredited program
Contingencies:
* Reliable attendance is an expectation of every Dow employee, therefore the successful candidate must be able to provide their own accommodation and have their own reliable transportation to the plant site daily. Our plant sites are not on public transportation routes, hence: Uber, Lyft, and other similar public transportation means (Subways, Trains, Buses, etc.) are typically not available to reliably access the work location due to site security measures.
Benefits - What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.? You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
* Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
* Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
* Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
* Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
* Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
* Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
* Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
* Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
* Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
* Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-###-####) and select option 8.