Engineering Intern

About the Role

As an Engineering Intern at Ruveon, you will apply engineering and safety principles within a chemical manufacturing environment. You will contribute your engineering knowledge to projects focused on improving processes, equipment, and overall plant performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with and learn from Engineers and Staff to improve chemical processes, including yield and process capacity improvements, waste reductions, reduction of cycle time, cost improvements, and/or modification/design of equipment.
• Troubleshoot and provide recommendations for mechanical equipment, improving the reliability and cost associated with a process area’s mechanical equipment.
• Support design, installation, and start‑up of automatic process control, material handling, and distributive control systems.
• Assist engineers in development of project objectives and scope by analyzing customer requirements and producing sketches, drawings, written descriptions, or specifications for customer approval.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, engineering procedures, OSHA and EPA standards, site safety standards, pressure safety design, and environmental standards on all projects.
• Gain insight into maintenance and reliability improvement programs for chemical plants.
• Perform and check engineering calculations following standard methods and principles for projects.
• Assist with the procurement process, including equipment specifications, bid evaluation, and contract administration.
• Assist with conducting engineering cost, feasibility, and planning studies by analyzing customer needs and data, including researching, investigating actions, coordinating with other engineers, and providing recommendations to the customer.
• Collaborate with production and technical staff on day‑to‑day activities such as process troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Work with all areas of operations and compliance organizations to drive attainment of project goals.
• Support process improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives site‑wide.
• Present major project findings or updates in an oral and/or written report‑style presentation at the end of the assignment.

Key Working Relationships

• Unit Leads, Process and Maintenance Engineers, Process Support Staff, Production and Maintenance Technicians.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Engineering discipline.
• Successfully completed sophomore year or higher and returning to school upon completion of the intern assignment.
• Ability to commute daily to and from the work location in Muscatine, IA.
• Willingness to work in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work 40 hours per week.
• Physical ability to climb stairs and ladders.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Location

• Muscatine, IA