Entry Level Engineer – Leadership Technical Orientation Program (LTOP)

About the role

You will participate in a fifty-two-week structured curriculum designed to give broad exposure to plant operations across multiple product lines including air separation, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, helium, rare gases, and standard plants.

• Engage in hands-on operational activities such as start-ups, shutdowns, maintenance, project planning, training, troubleshooting, safety program execution, and daily plant support.
• Operate process equipment both through the control system and in the field including motors, compressors, pumps, instrumentation, and utilities such as electrical, water, steam, and instrument gas.
• Monitor efficiency, assess energy consumption, optimize operating modes, and implement changes to improve overall plant performance.
• Support quality assurance programs, ensure regulatory compliance, assist distribution and operations personnel, and execute projects consistent with budgets and operating schedules.
• Collaborate with process engineering, project engineering, controls, maintenance, reliability, safety, and operations teams while gaining mentored leadership development throughout the program.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (strongly preferred).
• Zero to three years of experience supported by internship or cooperative education roles that demonstrate strong technical capability.
• Effective communication skills and ability to build productive cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to adapt quickly to shifting operational needs, manage multiple priorities, solve problems independently, and drive tasks to completion with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to apply analytical skills to technical and operational challenges.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to twenty-five percent to assigned plant sites and training locations, and openness to relocation as required for program assignments.

About the company

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which help our customers succeed while sustaining, decarbonizing, and protecting our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals, and mining. Our industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, including space exploration, semiconductor manufacturing, medical oxygen, clean hydrogen production, and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package.
• Health, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• 401(k) matching and pension benefits.
• Employee discount program.
• Opportunities for educational and professional growth.

Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.