Summer Trainee, Mechanical Engineering

Ready to start summer with Neste?

We are looking for you, 

Summer trainee in Mechanical engineering

to our Mechanical engineering team located in Porvoo, Kilpilahti. We are a team of 13 professionals dedicated to inquire and acquire various mechanical equipment to our refineries in Porvoo, Rotterdam and Singapore. Now is the time to learn about mechanical design and manufacturing for large scale industrial production. The trainee will have an excellent opportunity to deepen its knowledge in either pressure equipment, rotating equipment or thermal equipment.

Join us and grow your career! You'll have the opportunity to innovate, contribute your ideas, and play a meaningful role within our company. We're committed to providing you with proper onboarding, guidance, and the support you need to succeed and build your future with us.

Your role during the summer

You will support your team and get the opportunity to deepen your own expertise in the following areas (depending on your interest and knowledge):

Static equipment:

• Impact on the design of acquired static equipment (reactors, columns, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers including strength calculations etc.)
  
  

Rotating equipment:

• Impact on the design of acquired rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, fans, blowers, mixers, turbines)
  
  

Thermal equipment:

• Thermal engineering (Electric heaters, furnaces, heat exchangers and related thermal calculations).

As a Summer Trainee, at the mechanical engineering function your tasks include:

• Learn basics of engineering project environment and procurement support activities.

• Participate in technical expediting activities of mechanical equipment manufacturing.

• Develop new and better engineering tools, templates, procedures and ways of working.

• Update technical documentation related to the above mentioned equipment such as work instructions, procedures, purchase requisition templates, typical drawings, 3D modelling and 2D drawing creation.

• Updating various technical metadata and parameters into our Product life cycle and product data management systems for various projects.
  
  

And you will be working in close cooperation together with internal and external stakeholders such as:

• Your own mechanical team consisting of static, rotating and thermal equipment experts in Porvoo, Rotterdam and Singapore.

• Other discipline members from layout and piping, process, automation, material, civil teams.

• Members in various projects.

• Possibility to get in touch with external manufacturers and vendors.

The best combination to succeed in this role

• On-going studies in Mechanical, Industrial or Environmental Engineering at a university or university of applied sciences.

• Basic understanding of pressure equipment, rotating equipment or thermal equipment and related global standards such as (EN, ASME, API, PED, MD codes and various international regulations).

• A curious mind and a taste for problem solving.

• Communication skills in English.

• Some experience of updating technical documentation and working in our PLM/PDM systems.

We also value earlier work experience in the field of mechanical engineering (not mandatory)

• Previous mechanical or industrial design, or project work experience.

• Experience in CAD tools (AutoCad, Inventor, MicroStation or others)

• Experience in calculation tools such as PV-elite.

• Good command of spreadsheet tools (MS Excel and/or Google Sheets)

What’s in it for you?

• Neste summer trainees are valued and integral members of their teams

• Flexible working hours and possibility to work partly remotely depending on role

• Extensive self-study opportunities offered by our learning platform

• A chance to do voluntary work for one working day

• Access to our on-site gym located in Porvoo, giving you the opportunity to stay active and energized

• Occupational health services and a leisure accident insurance 

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about 30 minutes by car from the center of Helsinki. On weekdays, we organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas. More information here. 

The position follows the collective agreement for senior salaried employees. If you are in the early stages of your studies, the minimum starting salary is 2350 EUR. Your salary will also depend on relevant work experience and, for students, the number of completed course credits. We welcome applications from both current students and those who have graduated after 1st January 2025. Please note that you must be at least 18 years old at the start of employment. The summer job typically takes place between May 1 and September 30, 2026.

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your application by February 3rd, 2026.

We will screen applications and the selection can be made already during the application period. We will do our best to contact all the applicants latest on week 14. The recruitment process will include one or two interviews held by the hiring manager. In some cases, we may also use a video interview. By submitting an application, you give us permission to consider it for all applicable summer jobs 2026. A health check, including drug testing, will be conducted for individuals selected for certain roles. A possible security clearance is obtained with your consent.

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, we answer them at summerwithneste@neste.com. Due to the large number of applications, we are not able to comment on individual jobs or applications. You’ll find tips and answers to frequently asked questions from here.

We hope to see you this summer!

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027. 

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com