Internship - Mechanical Engineering

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications – MECS® sulfuric acid production, STRATCO® alkylation, BELCO® wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming® hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

Elessent is offering a rewarding internship experience to bright, talented, technology-minded students with the leadership capabilities and determination to enhance our Clean Technologies Engineering organization during the 2027 Summer.  We have a variety of meaningful assignments that allow students to gain valuable experience in process design in an engineering environment.  The assignments provide students with opportunities to develop by integrating classroom theory with practical work and to demonstrate their skills for future career opportunities at Elessent.  The Internship period is an approximate 10-week commitment.

An Intern will work collaboratively with our teams to provide support and assistance with requests in support of the business strategy.

• Assist with tasks that may include filing, scanning, data entry, documentation, and PowerPoint presentations.

• Assist with responses to general questions.

• Participate in continuous improvement efforts by collecting and analyzing data.

• Research solutions to project concerns; analyze and recommend solutions to problems.

• Assist with ad hoc projects as assigned by managers.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related degree from an ABET-accredited program.

• Completed at least the first semester of their Junior year.

• Currently enrolled, and in good standing, in a post-secondary education and/or technical certificate program in a field related to the work done in the department.

• A minimum of a 3.0 GPA is strongly preferred.

• Prior internship and/or related consulting experience preferred.

• Actively involved in campus, community, or other volunteer activities or organizations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Basic knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Demonstrated leadership skills.

• Self-motivated and eager learner, with an aptitude to grow and develop within the field.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring future sponsorship for employment visa status.

Recruitment Fraud Notice

Elessent does not ask applicants to pay fees, purchase equipment, deposit checks, or provide banking information as part of the recruiting process. Official recruiting communications will come from an Elessent email address or through our authorized recruiting partners.

Applicants should be cautious of individuals or websites posing as Elessent recruiters, especially if they request payment, personal financial information, or urgent action outside of our normal hiring process.

To verify a job opportunity, please review current openings on our official careers page or contact HR at HR@elessentct.com.

Positions are open to candidates authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Elessent Clean Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.