Engineering Intern

Join Continental Resources' Summer Internship Program!

Continental Resources’ Summer Internship Program provides:

• Meaningful, career-specific experiences

• Hands-on insight into the oil and gas industry

• Opportunity to be mentored by experienced professionals

• Networking with fellow Continental interns, as well as interns from other companies and experienced professionals

• Exposure to various departments within Continental

• Opportunity to present their summer projects to experienced professionals and members of management

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Job Summary

The Engineering Intern will receive training on the practical application of engineering concepts to develop solutions for project assignments associated with Continental’s energy assets. The intern will work with and provide support to one of the following departments within Continental: Drilling, Completions, Production, Resource Development or Project Management. In any department, the engineer intern will have the opportunity for both field- and office-based experiences.

The intern will be assigned a department-specific project and is expected to present a summary of the results of their work. These projects vary in scope but typically require the intern to learn and understand current practices, identify areas for improvement, evaluate potential solutions, and recommend an implementation with supporting evidence or review the results of an implemented solution. 

Duties and Responsibilities

In addition to a summer project, the engineering intern will have the opportunity to:

• Review, understand and participate in Continental’s Brother’s Keeper program

• Review daily operation and production reports

• Monitor and forecast capital expenditure, expenses, and production

• Participate in and contribute to asset team meetings

• Maintain, update and QC databases, reports, and records

• Understand and articulate the responsibilities of assigned discipline

• Contribute to fellow interns’ understanding of assigned discipline

• Interface with inter-departmental peers and mentors

• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication

• Proficient with Microsoft Office

• Strong customer focus and a team player

• Effective time management

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an ABET accredited four (4) year College or University

• Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited College or University

• Eligible to work permanently in the United States upon graduation

• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test

• Valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3.0 GPA

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping

• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds

• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator

* This internship may be located in Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Montana, or Wyoming.

Continental Resources, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities and access for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.