2022-2023: Facilities Engineering Intern

Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces, and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company’s operations. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Facilities Engineer Intern located in:

Depending on the location, Facilities Engineering Interns will support Chevron production, pipeline, refining, or chemical production operations. Interns may also be placed in the centralized Chevron Technical Center to support worldwide operations.  Typical assignments can include: 

Facilities Engineers may specialize in a variety of technical areas. Some focus areas include structural design to develop new offshore platforms or modifying old ones; design of subsea controls, equipment, and pipelines; and corrosion or environmental engineering.   Responsibilities could also include system troubleshooting, facility testing and de-bottlenecking, and responsibility for various aspects of small projects, including project scoping and design of equipment. 

Facility Engineers may be assigned to an inter-disciplinary team within an oil field, refinery or chemical plant to execute operating plans and capital/expense budgets and to develop Chevron’s assets in a cost-effective manner. This includes the review of existing facilities to develop projects to de-bottleneck, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Facilities Engineers may be part of a team of a team that is responsible for the synthesis of new molecules targeted to have performance for application as fuel and lubricant oil additives, development of new processes, and support of existing processes including pilot plant operation and plant trials.  Assignments may involve support of a product development project, research on a specific topic of interest, or design and execution of experiments to define additive responses in key performance tests.

Facilities Engineers may be assigned within upstream, midstream, or downstream organizations with responsibilities including construction projects, such as the installation of oil, gas and water production, separation and injection facilities (upstream) or petrochemical and refinery facilities (downstream). Facilities Engineers work on repairs, additions and new installations of tanks, vessels, compressors, pumps, piping, power distribution and computer controls. Facilities Engineers are also responsible for various aspects of projects which include: project identification and scoping, estimation of labor and material costs, engineering and design of equipment, preparation of specifications for construction and equipment purchases, contract administration for construction activities, job supervision and planning, cost monitoring, interfacing with plant, field and refinery operations, interfacing with various regulatory agencies, and turnover and start-up of facilities.

Chevron views internships as an excellent method to evaluate candidates for potential full-time positions. Similarly, it is an excellent opportunity for candidates to evaluate Chevron as a potential future employer.

Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

Please submit your resume and unofficial Transcript(s) for review.

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Chevron regrets that it will not sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position unless the candidate possesses a Ph.D. or is currently enrolled in a Ph.Df. program.

This position may involve CTC technologies that are subject to U.S. export controls and trade sanctions.  These export control laws apply to individuals who are (a) not U.S. citizens, permanent resident aliens, temporary resident aliens, applicants for temporary resident status, refugees, or asylees; and who are also (b) current citizens or permanent residents of a country that is subject to comprehensive trade sanctions under U.S. export control law, http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Pages/default.aspx.   As such, we regret that we would be unable to provide a meaningful internship experience at CTC for you because under government regulations, CTC would not be able to allow access to such technologies absent an authorization from the U.S. government.   For this reason, CTC is not considering applicants who are current citizens and/or permanent residents of countries subject to comprehensive U.S. trade sanctions.

Regulatory Disclosure for US Positions:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other status protected by law or regulation.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at emplymnt@chevron.com.

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