Electrical Engineering Co-op

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.  

Job Description

About this job: 

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every team member has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Maintenance team is currently seeking an Electrical Engineering Co-op in St. Gabriel, LA.  The co-op student program is a continuous full-time position. This 30+ year program is open to Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering students who will get to work in the demanding world of chemical facility maintenance. 

As a co-op at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get:  

• Competitive wages  
• Ongoing career development resources   
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems 
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs 

Estimated Duration:  May 2024 – August 2025 

You will: 

• Perform equipment studies for reliability engineering 
• Create sketches and part drawings for fabrication  
• Develop testing and feasibility studies using fundamental engineering principles 
• Scope and execute small capital projects 
• Develop equipment repair procedures and check-sheets 
• Assist Maintenance Engineers in daily work 

Qualifications

What you must have: 

• Enrollment in an Electrical Engineering program with a Junior class standing and good academic standing with the university 
• Relevant core basic science/engineering classes through Sophomore level: (ie Physics, Chemistry, Fluids Mechanics, Statics, Strengths, Thermodynamics, etc.) 
• Experience with Microsoft Office or equivalent 
• Fluent in English 
• Minimum GPA 2.5 overall/major 

Additional Information

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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