Ketjen Summer 2027 Engineering Internship Program

Are you ready to move your career forward and help shape our company’s and customers’ futures?

If you aspire to challenge yourself, work with the best in the industry and join a successful team where you can make a meaningful contribution, then we invite you to join us at Ketjen Corporation, a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Together, we can create a legacy marked by innovation, excitement, and energy.

Ketjen is seeking rising sophomores and juniors to join our Summer 2027 Engineering Internship Program. The ideal candidate would be available to work full-time for 12 weeks from May 17, 2027 to August 6, 2026 at one of our sites in the Houston, TX area.

Why choose to intern at Ketjen? We offer:

Competitive pay

Three vacation days and company holidays

Social engagement programs

Senior executive leadership networking opportunities

Corporate housing (for those who meet relocation criteria)

Full-time conversion opportunities

QUALIFICATIONS

Strong written and verbal communications skills

Must be able to commit to a full-time schedule (40 hrs/week)

Prior industrial or manufacturing experience a plus

Ability to participate in multiple Ketjen Internship or Co-Op sessions is a plus!

EDUCATION

Seeking sophomore or junior level candidates (any graduation date between Dec 2027 to Dec 2029)

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree from an ABET Accredited University majoring in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline

Cumulative GPA 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Responsibilities for a Chemical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:

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

Job Responsibilities for a Mechanical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:

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.

Job Responsibilities for an Electrical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:

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

Provide technical support on Process Hazard Analyses

Economic analysis, estimation and/or project execution

Communicate with various plant groups to implement change

Support efforts to increase production, reduce costs and improve quality while reducing environmental impact

Benefits of Joining Ketjen

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

Apply today and help Ketjen unleash the POTENTIAL of advanced chemistry for industries that power the world.