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In this position, you will partner with senior engineers and managers to monitor process conditions, provide engineering support, implement process improvements, and assist in meeting safety, quality, production, and cost goals. You will be responsible for applying concepts learned in engineering and engineering-related classes to applications in the field.\nAs the Process Engineer Co-Op, your responsibilities will include:\nProviding technical support to maintenance and operations groups including, process studies, troubleshooting, process optimization, and maintenance of historical data to identify, monitor and control key operating parameters \nWorking on capital permits, projects, and engineering studies as assigned to support plant goals \nManaging projects of up to $50k and duration of 1-2 years in compliance with Ingredion’s ethics, safety, and engineering standards \nConducting process training and ensuring documentation is up to date when projects are completed \nProviding technical support to the plant safety professional on facility safety initiatives when designing and/or redesigning work processes to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses \nKeeping current in discipline, assessing new technologies and ideas, developing, evaluating, and seeking approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process \nThe Process Engineer Co-Op position is well suited for you if you:\nCan work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and nurture relationships across levels and functions \nDemonstrate a degree of sound judgment, resourcefulness, initiative, and innovation in problem-solving \nAre a self-starter with a strong work ethic that values high levels of integrity and authenticity with a dedicated and creative personality that wants to succeed \nAre well-organized with leadership potential and have good communication \nQualified Candidates will have:\nProgress towards a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 preferred \nAbility to work 40hrs per week during the term\nAbility to learn/understand the corn wet milling process, and the systems and principals involved in its operation \nAbility to tackle problems, identify improvement opportunities, implement action plans and follow-up to ensure results \nStrong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information and prepare concisely written reports \nProven analytical problem solving, multi-tasking, and time management skills \nExperience with PC Applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint \nReliable transportation required to get to and from facility each work day \nTo be eligible for consideration, candidates must:\nCurrently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.\nBe a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program. If currently enrolled in an undergraduate status, must have completed at least three years of coursework with status as a junior, senior or non-graduating senior.\nIf you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at www.ingredion.com/careers.\nWe offer benefits for interns & co-ops such as:\nHousing Stipends (51+ miles from Ingredion work location)\nInternship Program Events & Activities\nAnnual Capstone Summit at Ingredion HQ in Westchester, IL\nIntern Buddy Program\nInvolvement in Ingredion’s Business Resource Groups\nAchieve Recognition Program\nPerkspot Discount Program\n$22-26 USD/hr\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.\nIngredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.\nIngredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.\n Relocation Available:\nYes, Within CountryThis pay rate is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).\n Benefits:\nFull-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5727,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Food & Beverages","Meat & Poultry","Vegan Food","Food Ingredients"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T21:10:56Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 4 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":4,"filings_prev_12m":6,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":128500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":49,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.546,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:12","stale_co","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T07:17:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11705,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3654},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3654"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fingredion-process-engineer-co-op-2027-may-dec"}]}