Intern, Chemical Engineering

Responsibilities As a Chemical Engineer at a Marathon refinery, you will become familiar with process equipment fundamentals and best practices, build critical thinking skills, and gain an understanding of how all engineering disciplines work together as a cohesive team. Most often, Chemical Engineers will work on more than one area of the refinery, leading to a broad understanding of how the plant operates. Co‑op/Internship Positions Process / Technical Service Engineers : may work on a variety of projects in the Technical Services Department together with your mentor that put your classroom experience as a Chemical Engineer into practice. Past projects/duties include: Develop and lead test runs to optimize refinery operations; perform process engineering calculations concerning the various process technology (or equipment) in the refinery; Complete projects and provide recommendations for improvements to the refinery process and equipment.

Operations Research Engineers : may help develop planning, blending, scheduling, and process models for refinery engineers. Validation of production data and mass balancing.

Development of graphical interfaces of refinery process units.

Environmental Engineers : work on projects that involve the compliance of the entire refinery, exposure to majority of process units. Past projects/duties include: Perform process calculations for the Risk Management Plan, including physical surveys of refinery process units.

Work on various process engineering projects within a Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Participate in inspections and/or testing conducted by federal, state, or local officials.

Products Control / Economics Engineers : may work on a wide array of projects including operations, blending, and refinery economics. Past projects/duties include: Analyze refinery process flow data and compare to recommended optimum levels, helping identify equipment failures that cause variances in capacity.

Develop applications to better present process data for refinery operating decisions.

Qualifications Candidate must be majoring in Chemical Engineering.

Strong academic performance.

Authorized to work in the US on a full‑time indefinite basis without need for visa sponsorship now or in future.

Positions are available spring, summer, and fall semesters.

Minimum pay: $32.92 per hour; maximum pay: $41.60 per hour.

Benefits Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes health, vision, dental insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid parental leave and educational reimbursement. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, reproductive health, age, disability, citizenship or any other protected status. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at View email address on click.appcast.io.