Engineering Talent Acquisition & Development (ETAD) Program
The ETAD program belongs to Evonik's preferred internal technology & engineering partner (Process Technology & Engineering - "TE"). TE's mission is to make Evonik better through a variety of engineering activities that create value for Evonik. The ETAD program goals are to prepare entry-level engineers for their future roles with Evonik and to be a pipeline of future talents for Evonik. The program is thre years in duration and is composed of two years of applied broad training and o year of focused development in a preferred engineering role.
What we offer
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical and methodological assistance to production and operations areas in order to contribute additional value (e.g., by increasing plant availability, by reducing investment costs and operating costs, by increasing plant capacity via debottlenecking, by improving quality).
- Identify and recommend concepts for capacity expansions, quality improvements, increased production availability, and improved operations by acting in a leading engineering role with responsibility for process design and for process safety and environmental protection within projects of small to medium investment volume.
- Provide, organize, and coordinate technical support in conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases of capital investment projects.
- Generate, direct, and approve designs, specifications, drawings, and instructions for capital projects and engineering service requests.
- Apply skills learned from various coordinated trainings. Generate and deliver training content for future training offerings.
- Support projects with universities, research institutes, and equipment manufacturers to identify or to develop improved technologies and methodologies.
- Facilitate exchange of information between Evonik plants and business lines in order to promote implementation of best practices throughout Evonik.
- Collaborate on a global basis with other departments within Process Technology & Engineering.
- Discuss, analyze, and prepare process engineering proposals via scope definition and development of appropriate budgets and schedules.
- Act in assigned roles within capital investment projects (e.g., Process Engineer).
- Support, train, and develop other engineers and designers across various engineering disciplines.
REQUIREMENTS
- Receive a BS degree, MS degree, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering between December 2024 and August 2025.
- Begin employment with Evonik Corporation between January 2025 and August 2025.
- Be agreeable to relocation for support of projects and for other career opportunities.
- Be knowledgeable of engineering fundamentals, process design, standard industry practices, and regulatory issues as well as cost, schedule, and operations management.
- Demonstrate human relation skills with emphasis on verbal and written communication, decision making, and leadership.
- Work, collaborate, and excel in a project team environment with high adaptiveness to variable situations.