Motiva Summer Internship Position: Mechanical Engineering Degree

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter. 

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva’s commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies. 

Position Overview: 

• If you are currently enrolled as a student, Motiva’s paid, assessed Internship Program enables you to get to know our company and immerse yourself in the oil and gas industry. It gives you day-to-day involvement in actual projects selected to match your interests and abilities. A supervisor and mentor will provide you with regular assessments and performance feedback throughout your internship. This is to ensure you get the most from your experience and help you decide if a potential career with Motiva is right for you. 

• Following completion of a successful internship, you have the potential to be offered a returning internship or full-time role. As a professional joining the company post graduation, you will be automatically enrolled into Motiva’s Early Career Development 3-year program. For more information, please visit us at Motiva.com.   

Position Location:  

• Motiva Refinery; Port Arthur, TX 

Responsibilities: 

Potential Opportunities: 

If you’re currently pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, we may have several potential opportunities available for you in 2026. If any of the below roles are of interest, we encourage you to apply. As we identify available positions, we’ll contact you about next steps in the recruiting process should you meet our basic qualification requirements.  

Rotating Equipment: 

As a Rotating Equipment engineering intern, you’ll be a member of an operating area production team that works within a cross a functional team to address both tactical and strategic reliability improvement items. This group is fascinated with defects, learning why they occur, developing or modifying practices that prevent future defects, and applying our learning's to similar equipment. Your responsibilities may include: 

• Providing technical assurance overview and support for rotating equipment systems and documentation to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation and maintenance 

• Help ensure that all new and existing rotating equipment installations are completed in accordance with applicable standards 

• Seek to attack underlying causes and eliminate reactive-natured work 

Production Technical Support: 

As a PTSE intern, you will provide coordination within Refinery Production Areas through project management, problem solving, small project execution, threat identification and risk assessment, engineering support to operations and maintenance, and turnaround support. The goal of this internship is to help you develop technical expertise in Static Equipment, Piping Systems, Pressure Vessels, Materials and Corrosion, and associated inspection techniques. This role interfaces with Engineers, Operators, and Maintenance Personnel. Key Responsibilities may include:   

• Assist in the design and implementation of expense projects and small capital projects related to Health, Safety, and Environmental threats, reliability threats within a Production Area.  

• Provide Engineering support for reactive maintenance and unplanned work, as required.  

• Champion Management of Change (MOC) by helping with cross-discipline.  

• Participate in both large and small-scale investigations focused on Health, Safety, Environmental, and Reliability Incidents.   

• Provide Engineering support to the Turnaround Organization during the planning and scope development for upcoming turnarounds.   

• Provide Engineering support during Turnaround Execution, including project support and reactive issues.  

Maintenance Engineering: 

As a Maintenance Engineering intern, your assignment may contribute to business activities through the following: 

• Understanding of overall Major Maintenance Planning Process   

• Provide engineering support for scope development, planning, and work execution of Major Maintenance projects/events  

• Participate in RCFA, rework, and quality investigations  

• Develop Opportunity Proposals and Investment Proposals for small capital projects  

• Lead the design and implementation of small capital projects related to HSE threats, reliability threats, compliance issues, and energy improvements  

Experience and Qualifications: 

Required Education and Experience:  

• 3.0 cumulative GPA 

• Pursuing a B.S in Mechanical Engineering   

• Basic computer skills, MS Windows, MS office and MS Excel 

• Basic computation and technical skills 

• Time management skills 

• Good communication skills, both written and oral 

• Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee, temporary resident, or an individual who possesses valid work authorization. Individuals with temporary visas (H-1, H-2, J-1, F-1, etc.) or who require sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire. 

Preferred Education and Experience:  

• Previous internship experience is a plus 

• Proven leadership and/or participation in extracurricular activities preferred  

• Other work experience not related to position/area of study will be taken into consideration  

Physical Requirements:  

• Include physical abilities that are essential for performance of duties 

• Sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling …ascend and descend ladders, scaffolds, stairs and work in confined spaces and in proximity to loud equipment… lifting up to 50lbs, standing 50% of the time 

• Must pass annual respirator fit testing, due to safety sensitive nature of job 

• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots, and hearing protection) 

• Ability to reach all work areas in the plant (i.e. climb ladders, negotiate catwalks, handle heights to 50 feet, etc.)