2027 Engineering Summer Internship - Electrical

TotalEnergies is seeking Electrical Engineering interns for its Refining & Chemical division’s 2027 Summer Internship program. The role provides hands-on plant and field experience in Port Arthur, supporting unit performance monitoring, maintenance and turnaround activities, process hazard analyses, engineering calculations, troubleshooting, and small projects.

What you'll do:

• Monitor/track unit performance with outside observation, pressure/temperature surveys, MS Excel, PI Process Book, TDC Control System, and process simulator software
• Follow safe work practices while maintaining quality
• Support turnaround/maintenance activities
• Evaluate economics to determine profitable modes of unit operation
• Lead/participate in Process Hazard Analyses
• Define and execute small (non-capital) projects
• Monitor unit catalyst performance and issue catalyst life projections
• Perform various engineering-type calculations on an as-needed basis for Operations or other Operations support groups (size orifice plates, size control valves, size relief valves, determine hydraulic flow regime in piping systems, calculate pressure drops, size piping for small projects, perform heat/material balances, size/rate heat exchangers, calculate fluid properties, determine system volumes/residence times, normalize unit operating data with chemistry and kinetics)
• Study/analyze/troubleshoot unit operation with vendor-provided diagnostics

What they're looking for:

• Working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, graduating between December 2027 and May 2029
• GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Computer knowledge: use of spreadsheets, process simulation software helpful, and able to understand new systems as they come (i.e. DFS, SAP)
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Good physical fitness required for access on/into towers, vessels, and other equipment