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The DOW Chemical Company Internship Opportunities 2008Dow is a diversified chemical company that harnesses the power of innovation, science and technology to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. Built on a commitment to its principles of sustainability, Dow has annual sales of $49 billion and employs 43,000 people worldwide. Dow are offering the folowing summer internships. Please follow the link to read more about each particular opportunity. Please contact Justin Penney at justin.penney@eability.org T: 07776 090 508, should you wish to apply, quoting the job numberr. Project in Environment Health and Safety: Industrial Hygiene aspects in Wastewater Treatment - 0801042 ... link Project in Manufacturing & Engineering: - TA-1 safety valves management system improvement - 0800775 ... link Project in Manufacturing & Engineering: Chemical Engineering Project - 0801166 ... link Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Equipment Maintenance Strategies (EMS) Development - 0800904 ... link Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Process safety study on Kallo tankfarms - 0800914 ... link Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Dynamic simulation application for plant operation - 0800924 ... link Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Optimize Complexity of Fuel Production - 0801048 ... link Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Layers of Protection Analysis - 0801132 ... link Project in Research and Development: Evaluation of membrane analysis by XRF - 0801168 ... link Student Projects - 0701984 ... link ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Environment Health and Safety: Industrial Hygiene aspects in Wastewater Treatment - 0801042 Dow Terneuzen has a biological Wastewater Treatment facility. Associated with the intake of specific raw wastewater industrial hygiene aspects have to be addressed. The activities comprise emission monitoring, selecting possible improvements and making recommendations for follow-up. Scope of work comprises of three areas:
For these areas adequate data has to be collected through an appropriate measurement program. In parallel a survey of possible improvements will provide directions to make final recommendations for reducing possible exposure to undesired chemicals and waste. You can start between June and August 2008 for a period of 2 months. You will be remunerated. In addition you can stay in a hotel room free of charge and share a living room and kitchen with max. 17 other (international) students. You are studying for a Masters degree or equivalent (Universiteit (NL)/ Licentiaat, Burg. Ir. (BE)/Diplom (FH), Diplom/Magister (GE)/Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur (FR)/ Licenciado, Ingeniero Superior (SP)/Laurea, 4/5 anni (It)/University Diploma (CH)/Egyetemi diploma (5 év) (Hungary)/Vysokoškolské vzdělání — Univerzita (Czech Republic)/Magister (P)) in Chemistry. You have a good working knowledge of English and Dutch. The incumbant ought to have a reasonable level of chemical, biological or analytical background. Period for this job is flexible - it's an ideal subject to execute in a team of two students - difficult to estimate whether the task can be completed within 1-2 months. Primary Location: NL-ZE-Terneuzen Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing & Engineering: TA-1 safety valves management system improvement - 0800775 For the Iberian organization, with 950 employees in 6 locations among Spain and Portugal, we are looking for a student, to be based in Tarragona Dow Tarragona Ethylene plant has experienced a large number of new projects implemented over the latest years. New overpressure protection was needed for new and existing equipment. This, together with some new safety standards that are being implemented, makes it necesary to perform a complete review and update of those tools that are used for managing safety valves (inspections, revisions, operation/spare valves…). The student will be responsible to review and update some tools that are currently being used, will have the opportunity to identify and implement improvements, and will have to implement some new standards in this field. Many new tools are available nowadays that may be a good alternative to what is currently being used. The room for improvement and the relevance of these sytems are enormous, what makes the project an interesting and great opportunity to learn. The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential. The successful candidate can start in July 2008 for a period of 3 months, and the post will be remunerated. Applicants should be in the last two years of a Superior University degree in chemical Engineering. Most Dow standards and tools that will be needed in the project are in English, the candidate should be fluent in English and Spanish. High initiative and strong technical skills are very important aspects as well.. You have a good working knowledge of English. Primary Location: ES-CT-Tarragona Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing & Engineering: Chemical Engineering Project - 0801166 The Dow Billingham manufacturing site in Teesside is seeking a student to to work alongside a Dow Senior Chemical Process Engineer on a variety of small capital projects from conception to completion. Front end use of Process Safety toolbox programs, process design and through to commissioning. The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential.
We are looking for a chemical engineering student or a recent graduate with Masters degree or equivalent who can work effectively within a small team with minimum supervision who has
Primary Location: GB-ENG-Billingham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Equipment Maintenance Strategies (EMS) Development - 0800904 For the Iberian organization, with 950 employees in 6 locations among Spain and Portugal, we are looking for a student, to be based in Tarragona The successful tudent shall work in colaboration with discipline, maintenance, improvement and production engineer in order to develop at least 4 Equipment Maintenance Strategies (EMS). Student would work as a Team member for EMS Program. Fields to be covered by EMS are:
The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential. The successful candidate can start in July 2008 for a period of 6 months, and the post will be remunerated. You are studying for a Masters degree or equivalent (Universiteit (NL)/ Licentiaat, Burg. Ir. (BE)/Diplom (FH), Diplom/Magister (GE)/Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur (FR)/ Licenciado, Ingeniero Superior (SP)/Laurea, 4/5 anni (It)/University Diploma (CH)/Egyetemi diploma (5 év) (Hungary)/Vysokoškolské vzdělání — Univerzita (Czech Republic)/Magister (P)) in {INSERT DISCIPLINE}. You have a good working knowledge of English and Spanish.
Primary Location: ES-CT-T-Tarragona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Process safety study on Kallo tankfarms - 0800914
The successful candidate can start between April and June 2008 for a period of about 3 months. You will be remunerated. In addition you can stay in a hotel room free of charge and share a living room and kitchen with max. 17 other (international) students. You are studying for a Bachelors degree in Chemistry. You have a good working knowledge of English, an understanding of common physical property data (density, vapour pressure, viscosity ...), basic knowledge of processing equipment (pumps, distillation towers, reactors ...) and a good usage of MS Excel. You show initiative, are able to work in a team and work accurately. Primary Location: BE-VOV-Kallo Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (±16 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Dynamic simulation application for plant operation - 0800924 The Technology Center in charge of a semi-batch polymerization process is using an equation based dynamic model of the process to support the design of safe and optimal recipe for its production facilities worldwide. The objective of this project is to apply this model to specific plant situations, validate the results based on actual plant data and identify opportunities for optimization as well as defining gaps in the model requiring further developments. Starting from an existing Dynamic Process Model (based on Aspen Custom Modeler), you will learn how to use this model for simulation and optimization of plant recipes. You will work with technology center and plant operation personel to collect relevant data for model validation. Based on the results, you will suggest and test potential workprocess and/or model improvements. You will be given the opportunity to develop tools (e.g. Excel VBA) to improve the efficiency of the validation and optimization workprocess. The results will be documented in a report and will be presented orally. Most of the work will involve Dow proprietary information and will be subject to a secrecy agreement. During your stay at Dow, you will work with members of the project team involved with the model development and will have direct contact with engineers of the production facilities. The successful candidate can start between May and September 2008 for a period of 3-6 months. You will be remunerated. In addition you can stay in a hotel room free of charge and share a living room and kitchen with max. 17 other (international) students. You are studying for a Masters degree or equivalent (Universiteit (NL)/ Licentiaat, Burg. Ir. (BE)/Diplom (FH), Diplom/Magister (GE)/Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur (FR)/ Licenciado, Ingeniero Superior (SP)/Laurea, 4/5 anni (It)/University Diploma (CH)/Egyetemi diploma (5 év) (Hungary)/Vysokoškolské vzdělání — Univerzita (Czech Republic)/Magister (P)) in Chemical Engineering. You have a good working knowledge of English. The ideal candidate should have a background in process engineering or process automation and a strong interest in process simulation and in equation based dynamic modeling. Experience in using commercial modeling tools is a plus. Familiarity with standard computer tools like MS Office is expected. Proficiency in VBA for Excel will be useful. Oral and written communication will be in English. Primary Location: NL-ZE-Terneuzen Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Optimize Complexity of Fuel Production - 0801048 With annual sales of $54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. At our site in Hamburg we offer a Student Project to work on the following subject: Optimize Complexity of Fuel Production The project includes the following steps:
The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential. The successful candidate can start in May 2008 for a period of 4 months. You will be remunerated. You are studying for a Masters degree or equivalent (Universiteit (NL)/ Licentiaat, Burg. Ir. (BE)/Diplom (FH), Diplom/Magister (GE)/Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur (FR)/ Licenciado, Ingeniero Superior (SP)/Laurea, 4/5 anni (It)/University Diploma (CH)/Egyetemi diploma (5 év) (Hungary)/Vysokoškolské vzdělání — Univerzita (Czech Republic)/Magister (P)) in Chemistry. You have:
Primary Location: Germany Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Manufacturing and Engineering: Layers of Protection Analysis - 0801132 The Dow manufacturing facility at Seal Sands in Teesside is looking for a student to work on the project: Layers of Protection Analysis Dow at Seal Sands has three projects that require technical support during their implementation: 1) A new steam condensate system will be installed during the fourth quarter of 2008. The new system will require commissioning and handover to the maintenance group. The student engineer will be required to help with both activities. 2) An ongoing project to implement the Layers of Protection (LOPA) at the site requires day-to-day engineering expertise. The project is a rolling program of design, construction, commissioning and handover of equipment critical to the safety of the plants. The engineering student will be required to participate in all aspects of the LOPA program when they arrive, and take a more proactive role as they gain experience. 3) A new firewater system will be installed at Seal Sands in 2009. The engineering student will get involved with the project in late 2008, and take a more active role as it progresses to completion at the end of 2009. Experience gained in the other projects will allow the student to take more a lead role in the construction and commissioning of this important project. The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential.
We are looking for a chemical engineering student or a recent graduate with Masters degree or equivalent who can work effectively within a small team with minimum supervision who has:
Primary Location: GB-ENG-Seal Sands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project in Research and Development: Evaluation of membrane analysis by XRF - 0801168 At our site in Stade we offer a Student Project to work on the following subject: Evaluation of membrane analysis by XRF The project deals with the characterisation of used membrane from the Chlorine production. This involves sample preparation for XRF analysis, using different XRF methods and comparison of the results obtained with the used methods. The data is then used to discover differences between membranes analyzed and the used methods. Final goal is to have a fast and quantitative analysis for membranes by XRF. The successful candidate can start in August 2008 for a period of 12 months.You will be remunerated. The project is Dow Business Confidential and the successful student will need to sign a company secrecy agreement when they commence employment with us. The project results will be classified as Dow confidential. You are studying for a Masters degree or equivalent (Universiteit (NL)/ Licentiaat, Burg. Ir. (BE)/Diplom (FH), Diplom/Magister (GE)/Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur (FR)/ Licenciado, Ingeniero Superior (SP)/Laurea, 4/5 anni (It)/University Diploma (CH)/Egyetemi diploma (5 év) (Hungary)/Vysokoškolské vzdělání — Univerzita (Czech Republic)/Magister (P)) in .You have a good working knowledge of English. You have to be good in basic chemistry. Primary Location: DE-NI-Stade Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Associate's Degree/College Diploma (±18 years) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Student Projects - 0701984 Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $49 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 175 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its approximately 43,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. Dow Olefinverbund GmbH is part of The Dow Chemical Company, we own 4 production sites in the Halle/Leipzig area. Our production sites are located in Schkopau (ca.1800 employees) Boehlen (ca.600 employees), Leuna and Teutschenthal. We are looking for Students We offer internships in the following functions:
What’s in it for you
If you are curious and creative, readily embrace change are able to adapt quickly and are looking for the chance to grow through challenging work this just might be the right opportunity for you. Applicants have to be students that will graduate as MSc / BSc / or any other kind of university degree. Able to communicate in English and German Speaking a major European language like French, Italian or Spanish is considered an important asset for our internships. High initiative, ability to work independently in a multi task environment, willingness to work in teams and strong technical skills are very important aspects. Primary Location: DE-Schkopau
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