Summer Engineering Intern

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting‑edge technologies and industry expertise.

Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact.

Engineering Interns will apply engineering and safety principles in a chemical and/or polymer manufacturing environment. Interns may also rotate between sites to gain experience with unique processes and operations.

• reducing waste
• increasing efficiencies
• streamlining processes
• troubleshooting issues
• providing root cause failure analysis of operating problems
• identifying cost savings and/or updating procedures

• Manufacturing – Manufacturing engineering teams support day-to-day operations with detailed process and technical guidance in the execution of scheduled production.
• Production – The Production Engineering function provides technical guidance on process matters for a manufacturing unit and works to improve process capability, manage capacity planning, and maximize raw material usage.
• Process Technology – The Process Technology function is responsible for the fundamental, scientific knowledge used to produce the chemicals intermediates used in the Nylon 6,6 and other specialty chemicals market segments.
• Process Design
  - The Process design function provides innovative and cost‑effective process design alternatives. This function also provides credible and creative process design packages for capital projects across the company.
• Maintenance & Reliability – The Reliability function provides technical reliability direction and focuses on improving mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems reliability through the development and implementation of predictive and preventive reliability processes.

• Reports to:
  
  Department Manager

• The candidate must be currently enrolled in school and have completed their sophomore year with at least one semester of courses to be completed in the field of:
  Chemical Engineering,
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Recognized leadership experience
• Students will be expected to be on site daily; this is not a remote role
• Must have own reliable transportation to and from site daily; housing assistance is provided for students who are not local (within 50 miles)

• The ideal candidate will be highly motivated
• Outstanding academic records in their degree of study
• Possess interest in an industrial environment
• Able to build effective relationships across their site
• Strong operational discipline

• Alvin, TX : (near Houston) Chocolate Bayou serves as the starting point for Ascend’s entire PA66 product chain through the production of acrylonitrile at this site. Chocolate Bayou also produces specialty and other chemicals in addition to hosting operations on behalf of guest companies.
• Pensacola, FL :
  Pensacola is the world’s largest fully integrated PA66 manufacturing facility. The site brings in adiponitrile from the Decatur plant to convert to HMD and brings in the raw materials ammonia, cyclohexane and phenol to produce adipic acid. The site also produces specialty chemicals.
• Decatur, AL : (near Huntsville) Decatur hosts Ascend’s adiponitrile production facility, one of only a few globally, and…