Engineering Intern

Job Requirements Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. This internship opportunity will help support the Engineering team in our Fire Tower Dr. facility in Tonawanda, NY. Purpose: Provide a student interested in engineering exposure and experience in a pulp and paper manufacturing setting while helping with production reporting, yield loss analysis/improvement, troubleshooting process incidents, management of change (MOC), new product launches and development, and root cause analysis/corrective actions (RCA/CA). Objectives: Aid in the update and creation of process drawings. Support engineering in new product development and launch at the plant level. Update/create work instructions for new processes/procedures. Assist in record-keeping and data collection. Work closely with engineering and accounting to improve product and plant costs. Goal: Complete engineering tasks/projects and present outcomes of engineering work at the end of the summer to plant and corporate leadership Qualifications: Must be working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Ceramic, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an accredited university. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class. Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000 highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.