Job Description

Overview

As a Phillips 66 Midstream Engineering University New Hire, you will participate in training and developmental programs designed to provide a comprehensive roadmap for early career engineers, focusing on midstream processes and the energy industry in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in an introduction to company practices, procedures, and technical tools.
  • Engage in technical training classes and on-the-job training.
  • Learn from internal and external experts and collaborate with experienced engineers.
  • Contribute to business or economic analysis, control systems, environmental, equipment reliability and maintenance, process design, operations, and/or projects.

Requirements

  • Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science/Corrosion, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or equivalent field of study.
  • Valid driver's license at the time of employment.
  • Expected graduation date between December 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027.
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is preferred.
  • Previous internship with Phillips 66 or in a related industry is preferred.
  • Willing to work in any of the operating locations.

Additional Information

  • Job assignments will be located in Texas.
  • Driving to field sites may be required.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $56/hr, this posting sits about 123% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$32/hr middle band drawn from 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 193 different employers. 126 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 2027 University New Hire- Midstream Engineering figures were last recalculated when this page was built.