Intern – Machinery Engineer (Jan – June 2025)

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. 

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

ExxonMobil in Singapore

ExxonMobil is one of Singapore’s largest foreign manufacturing investors with over S$25 billion in fixed asset investments.

We have manufacturing facilities that include an integrated world-scale refining and petrochemical complex in Jurong and Jurong Island, a network of service stations under the Esso brand, operate a lubricant plant and are a supplier of cylinder cooking gas. ExxonMobil provides customers and commercial markets in the region with ground transportation, industrial, aviation and marine fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

As Singapore serves as the AP hub for some of our businesses, we employ about 3,500 people across positions in operations, projects, commercial, corporate support functions and others.

ExxonMobil also contributes to community programs in Singapore that support the arts, education, health and the environment.

For more information, visit www.exxonmobil.com.sg or follow ExxonMobil Singapore on LinkedIn and Instagram.

What you will do

Through our internship program, you will gain first-hand experience with an industry leader in the refining and petrochemical industry. Your work, and that of the teams, contributes to the growth and future of our business, as we provide energy, products, and solutions for society. In addition, it will be an excellent platform for you to explore your career aspirations while delivering tangible benefits throughout our business from invaluable on-the-job-experience. Beyond that, you will not be alone as you will have a supervisor and engineer assigned to you who can help you navigate the organization, give advice on your development and help you learn what it takes to achieve your goals. 

As part of the assessed internship, you will have a formal final review on project delivery and performance by your supervisor. You will also be asked to prepare a final presentation or report out about your project. You can look forward to the following in your time with us:

• Understand company’s Safety Health and Environment systems & procedures and protocols and demonstrate positive mindset with full compliance to the safety protocols. 
• Understand company’s Standards of Business Controls and demonstrate effective compliance to business controls.
• Understand application of rotating equipment including its reliability and equipment performance. 
• Understand applicable critical hold points during machinery repairs and do QC checks at site / vendor’s shop
• Be a member of the team responsible for progressing / completing tactical plans such as:
  • Equipment strategy for single operating pumps (no standby)
  • Deep dive into bad actors’ resolution
• Develop consolidated dashboard on monitoring pump MTBFs.
• Prepare MTBF vs TCPI report for Chemical units. 
• Engage with unit’s machinery team and support on routine day to day engineering work under guidance of machinery lead. 
• Prepare a case study on the experience gained while providing solution to any of machinery failures / troubleshooting.

Outstanding candidates may be offered a full-time job offer to kick start your career.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

To be eligible for our Internship Program, you should be:

• Preferably in your 3rd year of study
• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, preferably potential Second Upper Honors and above, and / or with leadership experience in non-academic areas such as Co-curriculum activities or National Service
• Willing to work at one of our assigned manufacturing locations in Jurong Island or Pioneer Road

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