Summer 2026 Engineering Internship Program

Job Description

Albemarle is hiring an Engineering Intern for our Summer 2026 Engineering Internship Program that is 12 weeks from May 18, 2026 to August 7, 2026.

This position is in office and located in:

• Magnolia, Arkansas
• Kings Mountain, North Carolina
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• New Johnsonville, Tennessee
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

This position will be posted and accepting applications until Friday, November 14th.  

Why choose to intern at Albemarle? We offer:  

Competitive pay  

Three vacation days and company holidays  

Social engagement programs  

Senior executive leadership networking opportunities  

Corporate housing (for those who meet relocation criteria)  

Full-time conversion opportunities  

What You Will Do 

Job Responsibilities for a Chemical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:   

Process development and scale up from bench scale to commercial scale   

Plan and execute sample productions of new chemical products for application/customer testing and market development   

Guide and support process hazard analyses prior to scale up   

Develop speculative economics for new products and processes   

Develop and implement safety, quality, environmental and profit improvement projects   

Communicate with, travel to, and provide technical support to operating plants worldwide to implement improvements, troubleshoot problems, or help increase production, reduce costs, improve quality or reduce environmental impact   

Job Responsibilities for a Mechanical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:  

Provide "hands-on" mechanical engineering technical support in a chemical manufacturing plant.  

Develop innovative designs and implement safety, environmental and profit improvement projects.  

Provide technical service to include troubleshooting, failure analysis and technical coverage of mechanical systems.  

Develop preventative maintenance and reliability programs for a wide array of rotating equipment.  

Provide technical support on process hazard analyses.  

Support efforts to increase production, reduce costs and improve quality while reducing environmental impact.  

Job Responsibilities for an Electrical Engineering Intern includes one or more of the following:   

Provide technical support to electrical and control equipment in a chemical manufacturing plant   

Conceive, develop, design and/or implement improvements to plant electrical infrastructure, control systems and instrumentation   

Develop preventative maintenance programs for critical electrical and control equipment   

Provide technical service to include troubleshooting, pilot plant, lab work and/or technical coverage   

Provide technical support on Process Hazard Analyses   

Economic analysis, estimation and/or project execution   

Communicate with various plant groups to implement change   

Support efforts to increase production, reduce costs and improve quality while reducing environmental impact   

What You Bring 

Required: 

Strong written and verbal communications skills   

Must be able to commit to a full-time schedule (40 hrs/week)  

Seeking sophomore or junior level candidates (any graduation date between Dec 2026 to Dec 2028)   

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree from an ABET Accredited University majoring in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline   

Preferred: 

Prior industrial or manufacturing experience a plus   

Desired Cumulative GPA 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale