Metallurgy Intern (Summer 2027)

Are you ready to turn your passion for problem solving, teamwork and excellence into an exceptional future at Valero? As the world’s premier independent refiner of transportation fuels, Valero is dedicated to caring for our interns’ well-being through professional development, mentorship, health and welfare benefits and volunteerism. Join the Legacy. Fuel What’s Next. The Metallurgy Intern will assist with technical aspects for metallurgy, material selection, fabrication & welding, and corrosion engineering to enable the most reliable performance that will meet the company’s economic, environmental and safety objectives.

Major Accountabilities

Assists with metallurgical, materials, fabrication & welding, and corrosion engineering support for refinery operating units. Assists with area of operations support include metallurgy, process corrosion monitoring, process corrosion control and mitigation, opportunity crude evaluation, primary contact for refinery corrosion control vendors, project and maintenance materials selection, etc. Assists with capital projects in areas of materials selection and equipment degradation control methodologies (e.g., corrosion probes, wash water, sample points, equipment degradation documents). Assists with turnaround organizations in piping/equipment degradation identification and use of risk-based methodology. Assists with best practices for common problem areas, maintenance of refinery materials and corrosion control documents Assists with selection of welding processes and procedures for new fabrication and existing equipment repairs and modifications Positions may be available at any of the following locations: Corpus Christi, TX - Bill Greehey Refinery Texas City, TX – Texas City Refinery Port Arthur, TX - Port Arthur Refinery San Antonio, TX – Valero Headquarters This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science degree or higher degree in Metallur