Chemical Engineering Co-op; Spring​/Summer

About Lubrizol

About Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Job Title: Chemical Engineering Co-op (Fall 2026)
Job Location: Ohio (Wickliffe, Avon Lake, & Painesville), Texas (Deer Park & Bayport)
Job Type: Temporary Type of role: On-site

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Chemical Engineering Co-op

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the specialty chemicals industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team. The Lubrizol Corporation is looking for highly motivated Chemical Engineering students for our Operations Co-op Program to start in our program in the Fall 2026 semester.

Our program offers a range of locations and responsibilities. Each assignment will challenge you to build on the knowledge you gain in the classroom. You will be exposed to a variety of assignments mainly focusing on Production Support and Process Development. These core assignments are designed to develop you as a well‑rounded engineer by exposing you to various departments and sites throughout the company.

You may be asked to work shifts that mirror those of the operators during your term.

Co‑ops will assist the day‑to‑day operation of production units and help solve technical issues encountered in manufacturing. You will work on projects involving process optimization (increasing capacity, reducing batch cycle time, etc.), safety improvements, new process and equipment start‑ups, system troubleshooting, capital project design, and recommending and/or implementing equipment changes. In this role, you will develop your troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills while applying the knowledge you have learned in the classroom.

You will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of departments within the plant, throughout Lubrizol, and in outside organizations. You will also be introduced to the variety of tools and methods that are used by production engineers to help keep production moving.

Our Process Development group is responsible for developing and scaling up new products and assisting the plants in optimizing the quality and processing of existing products. In this term, you will be asked to design lab and pilot‑scale experiments, implement equipment changes, develop and evaluate analytical tests, collect and analyze data, and then make recommendations based on your results. In this assignment you will be challenged to expand on your classroom studies and to think outside of the box to help expand Lubrizol’s technology base as we develop new and innovative products.

To provide a variety of opportunities for our co‑ops, many other terms are available depending on student interest and business need. Previous additional terms have included Safety, Environmental, Capital Project Management, Research & Development, Commercial, New Product Development, and Quality. This is an excellent way to explore a diverse array of potential career paths and challenge yourself to try new roles while you are still in school.

Chemical Engineering Co‑ops may encounter a portion or all of the below physical requirements during their co‑op rotations:

• Able to work in a fixed position, standing or sitting, for long portions of the…