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2026-2027 U.S. Operations Campus Graduate – Fall Posting

Location

Bristol, PA

Wage

$90,300 – $93,488/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Dow is seeking exceptional Undergraduate and Graduate level Engineering students for entry-level Engineering opportunities in Operations. The role involves a broad range of responsibilities in various work settings, focusing on safe and efficient plant operations while contributing to a sustainable future through science and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support to plant operating personnel to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
  • Manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem solving.
  • Preventive maintenance and yield and process improvements.
  • Waste reduction and safety enhancements.
  • Process control and cost optimization.
  • Project management and implementation.
  • Equipment design and new technology implementation.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Material Science / Metallurgical Engineering.
  • Graduation date of no later than September 2027.
  • Ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent basis.
  • Preferred GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) at your current university.
  • Enrolled in an ABET accredited program.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Reliable attendance is expected; candidates must provide their own accommodation and transportation to the plant site.
  • Candidates should have no more than two years of relevant full-time work experience post-graduation.
  • For positions based in Illinois and California, a reasonable pay range for this position based on Bachelor's Degree is $90,300 – $93,488 annually and for Master's Degree is $95,600 - $99,462 annually.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Bristol, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 52% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 147 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Bristol, PA

Bristol, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 312 other active welding openings from 189 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bristol, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Dow currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 2026-2027 U.S. Operations Campus Graduate – Fall Posting figures were last recalculated when this page was built.