Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

About the One Engineering program

bp’s One Engineering Program is an early careers programme designed to create a pipeline of professional engineers who are high-performers, have broad discipline experience, a transferable skills-set, leading through the energy transition, and solving the most complex problems of today and of the future. Early career discipline engineers will build their experience through challenging development assignments, develop a toolkit of transferable skills for the future, and have a dedicated network of support to help them succeed.

This is a three-year program, with two 18-month rotations (at least one in the field). Upon graduation of the program, the expectation is that Early Careers are promoted into a professional hire role at the same location they were hired into.

About the role

bp’s modernized Whiting refinery is the largest in the Midwest and a critical supplier of fuel in the region. Whiting has been a key anchor of the northwest Indiana economy, as well as the surrounding community.

Taking on the role as Process Engineer means designing projects and supervising plant development to ensure the reliability of our refining technologies. Alongside a strong technical degree in Chemical Engineering, that means having a global view for wide-scale projects or a sharp eye for detail to aid in more niche roles in a specific refining process area.

As a Process Engineer at Whiting, you will:

• Aid our manufacturing and production teams by supervising day-to-day operations, evaluating unit targets & constraints

• Support and optimize operating process plants or facilities and working closely with other areas and disciplines involved in the business

• Directly contribute to our companies ambition towards net zero by optimizing energy, improving safety and supporting continued reliability improvement efforts

• Use your chemical engineering foundation and problem-solving ability across the wider refinery to integrate value across the broader bp portfolio

Benefits

• One-time sign on bonus
• Annual cash bonus
• Retirement benefits (401K and Pension)
• Relocation and moving assistance
• Health and welfare benefits
• Competitive base salary
  • You may learn more about our generous benefits here Explore Our Benefits.

Minimum Requirements

• Working toward Bachelor’s degree in (accepted majors) discipline
• Graduating December 2025
• Current Cumulative GPA Minimum 3.0

• Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions (bp will not support U.S. Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long-term employment)
• Must be available to start on agreed upon global programme start date (January 20, 2026).

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Located on the Lake Michigan shoreline in northwest Indiana, not only is Whiting the largest refinery in the Midwest — it also makes enormous contributions to the region’s transportation network. The Whiting refinery can process around 440,000 barrels of crude oil every day. Everyday the refinery produces around 10 million gallons of gasoline, 4 million gallons of diesel and 2 million gallons of jet fuel. bp’s Whiting refinery can produce enough gasoline each day to support the average daily travel of more than 7 million cars. With more than 130 years of operations, bp’s Whiting refinery team is looking to the future by making strides to improve the facility’s efficiency and help reduce its emissions.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Air and nitrogen systems, Air and nitrogen systems, Alarm Management, Cause and effect charts, Centrifugal compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, Collaboration, Communication, Condition and performance monitoring, Conflict Management, Corrosion Management, Distillation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fired Heaters, Gas treatment and liquid recovery, Hazardous area classification, Heat and Material Balance, Heat Exchangers, Heat Transfer, Identification of critical equipment, Influencing, Instrument and protective systems, leading through our values, Oil Treatment {+ 8 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.