Engineering Intern - Houston, TX

At DT Midstream, we’ve got the energy to achieve great things! DT Midstream owns and operates a diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. 

Engineering Interns provide entry level support to the Process Safety Management (PSM) Team and works with a cross-section of the Operation, Safety, and Engineering departments.  Students will gain an understanding of the main development deliverables for the PSM program currently under development.  Students are expected to have a basic understanding of engineering concepts to help analyze data, solve problems, and assist with system performance.  Students are expected to support safety and environmental compliance. 

Key Accountabilities

An Engineering Intern will perform some of these duties at an entry level

• Provide design solutions and performance tests requirements towards optimizing production or solving process related incidents


• Develop process design basis and process flow diagrams for new projects


• Prepare and present technical reports on projects


• Participate in Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) to ensure safety in design and facility operations, and in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR)


• Develop and conduct process simulations in conjunction with Operating facilities to investigate system steady state responses in support of diagnostics and troubleshooting


• Participate in incident investigation to analyze equipment and system failures and deviations and provide solutions and corrective actions to root causes


• Collecting data required to make process improvements and modifications

• Learn and develop ability to apply knowledge of engineering principles to transmission and gathering pipeline industry


• Assist with engineering studies, proposing solutions or recommending alternatives; assist with developing engineering standards and practices

• Receive guidance and direction from more senior engineers

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university are eligible for DT Midstream’s Internship program.  Students will no longer be eligible to hold an internship position upon graduation from their program unless the student has been accepted into another degree program. 


• Graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to begin college in the fall are eligible to apply if they will be at least 18 years of age prior to their start date.  A college acceptance letter must be provided.


• Students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA


• College students will be asked to provide an official transcript as proof of eligibility prior to receiving an offer of employment.  

Other Requirements:  

• Some assignments will require driving. Those positions will require the student to have a valid driver’s license, a reliable means of transportation, and an acceptable driving record. 


• Proficiency in computer applications applicable to specific work field/discipline including Excel, Word, Visio and Access database


• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing 


• Effective time management and a personal commitment to work


• Practice the corporate Service Keys of Safe, Caring, Efficient and Reliable

Preferred Requirements:  

• Coursework in engineering preferred


• Knowledge of engineering software / simulation packages such as HYSYS, Flaresim, Fluidflow, Pro/II, and/or equivalent


• Knowledge of Hazard Identification and Analysis (HAZOP) and Risk Assessment process

Physical Demands

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

To properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to: stand or walk and stoop or kneel.  Frequently, the employee is required to sit, communicate; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms extensively. 

The employee in this classification will be required to frequently lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight. Occasionally the employee will have to lift/move objects of up to 25 pounds in weight. Vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works both in a business office setting and at project sites. In the course of working at the project site, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including cold/hot, wet and/or humid conditions, and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration (see physical requirements above). The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in the office but may become loud at the project site.