Engineering Development Program

Engineering Development Program M05

At the Ruveon Muscatine, Iowa site we are committed to supporting our farmers produce crops in a sustainable manner and developing our employees. 

As a new or soon to be graduate, you can join Ruveon.  We are hiring motivated and talented engineers into our Engineering Development Program.  The program allows you to gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of the Muscatine site to support the safe, sustainable, and reliable manufacture of active ingredients and intermediates while developing a career path tailored to your interest.  Future career paths for candidates with a degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering include:

• Process Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Environmental Engineer
• Process Safety Engineer
• Production Maintenance Engineer
• Reliability Engineer
• Process Control Engineer

If applying your engineering degree to supporting local and worldwide farmers sounds exciting to you, then Ruveon Muscatine has career opportunities for you now and as your career develops.  We offer flexible work options, work-life balance, and ongoing career development.  Apply today to learn more!

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the role are to:

• Gain experience across the site through multiple rotations to understand site operation and collaborate with unit technicians and leadership to provide high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Assists operations in evaluating and achieving unit performance goals related to safety, quality, waste minimization, capacity, reliability, operability, and cost, subject to supervisory review.
• Gain experience in small and large project scope development and implementation – interfacing with technical professionals from other disciplines (e.g. process control, project engineering, environmental and utility services operations, and process development).
• Track and monitor process/unit key performance indicators.
• Participates with investigations of unit performance issues related to safety, quality, environmental impact, capacity, reliability, and operability leading to proposal and implementation of sound technical solutions.
• Maintains and develops unit operating documentation (e.g. standard operating procedures, process descriptions, material and energy balances, P&IDs, and operating data collection and retrieval).
• Collaborates on execution of plant trials directed at enhancing unit performance.
• Engages in continued development of self with peer coaching and constructive feedback.
• Support Site and Unit Production System improvements, OnePSS.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical preferred);
• Working knowledge of Engineering tools and software and ability to read and understand process flow diagrams, line drawings P&ID and schematics;
• Express ideas and information, orally and/or in writing, in a clear, concise and understandable manner;
• Ability to work well in a team environment and inclusive culture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess internship or co-op work experience in related industry;
• GPA of 3.0 or above at time of graduation.

Core Competencies:

• Correctly analyze problems and think independently
• Evaluate and select alternatives based on realistic limits and different perspectives, understand the full implication of actions before proceeding
• Consistently motivate self, take calculated risks, make timely decisions, improve results
• Effectively manage changing situations and maintain composure in pressure or conflict situations

This posting will expire on January 1st, 2027.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $54000-81000 per year. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.