US Operations Intern/Co-op: Engineering & Plant Ops

You are viewing a preview of this job. Log in or register to view more details about this job. 2025-2026 US Operations Intern/Co-op – SPRING Dow is currently seeking exceptional Undergraduate and Graduate level Engineering students for Internship/Alternating Term Co-op opportunities in Operations (aka Manufacturing & Engineering) to start a work assignment during the upcoming 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. Internship Track – Single work term commitment that is available for any school term. Dow encourages students to apply for a work term other than summer. Students must reapply and be reconsidered for additional work terms. Alternating Term Co-op (ATC) Track: Dow Operation’s 3-term work commitment where a student alternates between taking classes on campus and working terms in our various Operations departments. One (or more) of the work terms must be in the spring or fall semesters (i.e. can’t do all 3 terms in the summer). Back-to-back work terms are allowed. If a student wanted to complete terms beyond the 3-term commitment, they would need to reapply to be considered. Students considering the ATC should consult with their academic advisors to understand how working one or more non-summer terms could impact graduation date. All work terms are a minimum of 12 weeks with a maximum of 14 weeks in duration for both Tracks. The majority of the positions are available in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. Limited positions may exist in other sites in the United States. Student must be committed to relocate anywhere in the U.S. outside of specified preferences. Student must be able to provide reliable transportation to/from job site as manufacturing sites are not near public transportation routes (i.e. Municipal Rail, Bus Routes, Taxi, or Uber). Hiring Timeline Now until Feb 12: Open the application to allow students to apply. Feb 13-16: Review candidate data and send out invitations to participants for the Virtual Career Fair (VCF). Feb 18 & 19: Dow Operations to host 2 Info Sessions to learn more about the NSP program, job/site opportunities, steps/instructions about how to participate in the VCF, etc. Feb 24: “Quick Chats” with a Dow recruiter and the Candidate.Recruiters will select which candidates will move to interview stage. Feb 26: Interview Day (for those that are selected to move forward in the process) with a new group of Recruiters to add another opinion to the evaluation process. Feb 27: Successful candidates given verbal offers by the Recruiters. Week of March 2nd: Written offers sent to successful candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr Austin Community College