Process Systems Engineering Intern

Aspen Technology

Houston, Texas, US
Base: $40.00 - $50.00ph; bonus/equity: not specifi...
Hybrid
Process systems engineering phd student
Mathematical optimization
Ai-driven decision-making
This internship focuses on pioneering hybrid machine learning and mathematical optimization approaches to address Crude Scheduling Optimization (CSO) challenges at industrial scale

Job Summary

  • This internship focuses on pioneering hybrid machine learning and mathematical optimization approaches to address Crude Scheduling Optimization (CSO) challenges at industrial scale.
  • You will work closely with senior researchers and developers to advance a novel framework that blends fast linear programming (LP) approximations with sequential optimization methods.
  • The intern will have the rare opportunity to contribute to both cutting‑edge research and real‑world industrial applications used by global refineries.

Matching Summary

This internship focuses on pioneering hybrid machine learning and mathematical optimization approaches to address Crude Scheduling Optimization (CSO) challenges at industrial scale.

Salary

Base: $40.00 - $50.00/hour; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Process Systems Engineering PhD student
  • mathematical optimization
  • AI-driven decision-making
  • hybrid machine learning optimization
  • Crude Scheduling Optimization

Nice-to-have

  • passion for process systems engineering
  • ambition to push the envelope
  • collaboration with senior researchers
  • real-world industrial applications

Key Requirements

  • PhD student in Process Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering
  • Formulating and solving optimal scheduling/planning problems
  • Sequential optimization approaches (RL, MPC, Bayesian Optimization)
  • Modeling optimization problems in Python, Julia, C++
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States

Work Rights

Legally authorized to work in the United States

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