Internship - T&I Scientific Computing

Internship - T&I Scientific Computing

INTERNSHIP POSITION - T&I Scientific Computing  Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

DEPARTMENT 
SABIC Technology and Innovation – Global Analytical Sciences

JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES 

As a student, are you willing to contribute to a relevant area of research in the field of characterization and development of new materials? At the Global Technology Center at SABIC Bergen op Zoom, we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated young professional willing to be part of a dynamic and international team to focus on the development a new scientific computing platform.

We offer an exciting internship project within the department of Global Analytical Sciences. You will have the opportunity to contribute towards deployment of a new scientific computing platform enabling scientists to understand and develop new materials. You will work independently using daily interactions with your global colleagues to develop a user interface running on SABIC T&Is computing resources.

This internship includes tasks such as:

• Contribute to the development of a modeling tool to support the characterization and development of new materials
• Design and develop a web app to enable users to perform complex simulations
• Scale up and parallelize the simulations using high performance computing (HPC).
• Document work in a clear and concise manner and provide updates on progress on a regular basis. 

REQUIREMENTS 

• Current undergraduate or graduate student in Computer science and engineering or a closely related discipline with demonstrated proficiency in programming
• Proficient in Python with good knowledge of scientific libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, etc… on a Linux operating system. Experience working with Linux job scheduling and parallel processing a plus.
• Experience in scaling applications with distributed compute frameworks such as Ray
• Experience in developing dashboard or web apps for data based application (plotly, dash, shiny, streamlit, observable) 
• Willing to take initiatives, propose solutions and implement them
• Experience in modeling and simulation of engineering or scientific problems would be a plus
• Fluency in English both written and verbal
• Student(s) must be registered at a University Institution and/or Hogeschool 

FURTHER INFORMATION 

Start date: as soon as possible (date can be discussed) for a duration of 6 months to one year. Duration can be adjusted depending on the availability of the intern.

Location: SABIC T&I Bergen op Zoom, Plasticslaan 1, 4612PX, Bergen op Zoom

Interested in this position? 

• Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter in English. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact the supervisor Christian Wold from department Global Analytical Sciences. You can reach him via christian.wold@sabic.com

ABOUT SABIC
SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It manufactures on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products:  chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals. 
SABIC supports its customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation and clean energy. Production in 2022 stood at 61 million metric tons.
The company has more than 31,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, SABIC has 9,948 patents and pending applications, and has significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia. 
In Europe, we have over 5,000 professionals running multiple world-scale production sites and 4 technology and innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (the Netherlands), Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium).
 

SABIC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and as such will not discriminate in its employment practices, including recruiting and hiring practices, based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.