Engineering Intern

Job description

Solvay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program. Solvay is a market leader in hydrogen peroxide, both in market share and technology. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used mainly by the paper industry to bleach pulp. Its properties are also of interest to many markets, such as chemicals, food, textiles, and the environment.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

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Assist in the formalization and integration of Independent Protection Layer (IPL) list.  The list will be compiled from already-completed HAZOP/LOPA studies and will need to be analyzed, organized, and integrated into existing systems used by the site.  The desired deliverable is a well organized list with defined requirements for maintenance calibrations, testing frequencies, etc.

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Review and improve Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID’s) to ensure consistency with field installation.  This function will primarily be completed by comparing marked-up drawings with the “master” set and carefully checking for clarity and consistency, but will also likely require going into the plant to ensure that drawings accurately reflect the field installation.

· 
Help to improve the consistency of the tag conventions and tag descriptions in the plant data historian (Aspen / IP.21).

Education and Experience:
'- Must possess a GPA of 3.00 or above.
- Must be entering junior, or senior year, or are a recent graduate (within the past year) or be a full-time graduate student

- Degree program - must be science or engineering (chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering preferred).  

Skills:

-Strong computer skills including MS Office programs.  

-Excellent critical thinking and strong problem solving skills.

-(Preferred)Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on technical writing.