Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer Internship

About the role

Syensqo is seeking an HSE Engineering Intern to assist the Health, Safety, and Environmental team and projects at the Piedmont, SC site near Greenville, SC. The intern will help achieve site goals by providing reliable on‑site support, interacting with employees to gather needed information, and contributing to one or more of the following work streams: production engineering, quality assurance lab, maintenance, and HSE.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable on‑site contribution and interact with employees to gain the necessary information for success.
• Support production engineering: track unit health and performance, assist with raw material planning, work on small projects to improve efficiency and safety; digitize work processes, confirm and update P&IDs, develop control system algorithms.
• Support quality assurance: create dashboards to ease management of lab processes and materials.
• Support maintenance: update bills of material and instrument records; set up digital tools or improve work order processes.
• Support HSE: update Safety Data Sheets in the current database; collaborate with team members and employees to support and improve safety elements in a safety‑sensitive environment.
• Report on progress and activities midway and at the end of the internship term.

Requirements

• Working toward a STEM degree, with preference for engineers in chemical, mechanical, electrical, systems, or computer science disciplines.

Benefits

• Receive support and guidance from site engineers and managers.
• Gain hands‑on experience in a production environment.
• Housing support of up to $2,500 available for students relocating from at least 50 miles away from the site.

Pay

• Competitive hourly rate of $22–$24 per hour, based on experience and education.
• Total compensation may include bonus and/or other incentives.

Schedule

• Internship runs from late May to early August, subject to school calendars.
• 40 hours per week.