summer internship positions 2020 - hydro.com

www.hydro.com/internship2021

Summer Internship Program

Apply before November 1st

Hydro offers various internship positions across business areas in

Norway. This year we are recruiting over 45 interns for the summer of

2021.

An internship in Hydro is a great way for you to try out and learn more

about your field of study. You will be obtaining a valuable experience and

you get to tackle relevant tasks and real challenges, with support from

experienced colleagues. You will also get to participate in a joint program

with all the Hydro interns, allowing you to learn more about our business

and acquire interdisciplinary knowledge. All the while, we expect and

want you to have a fun experience during the summer.

The Internship Program:

Summer Internship in Hydro

• 8 weeks (mid. June to mid. August)

• Theory into practice

• Real tasks and challenges

• Dedicated buddy/mentor

• A taste of a potential career

Common program with all interns

• Two-day Introduction Program

• Plant Visit / Excursion

• Social Events

• Group Case Assignment

• Closing Event

Hydro Summer Internship Positions 2021

Apply before November 1st

No. of positions Position title Field of study

1 Group IT & Digital, Cyber Security - Oslo Information Security

1 Energy Markets, Operations & Settlement - Rjukan Economics and Business Administration, Computer Science, Electronic Systems Design

3 Technology and Operational Support, Digital Production - Årdal Computer Science, Cybernetics and Robotics Informatics, Embedded Computing Systems

1 Industrial IT - Karmøy Computer Science, Cybernetics and Robotics

2 Energy Power Operations - Nesflaten Energy and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Safety, Health and Environment /

1 Energy Power Operations - Sogn Civil and Environmental Engineering

1 Energy Digital Transformation - Oslo Management of Technology, Computer Science, Economics and Technology Management

1 Technology and Operational Support, Electrolysis - Årdal Several (suitable for both Business, Technology and IT students)

3 Recycling Operational Performance - Oslo Several (suitable for both Business, Technology and IT students)

1 Carbon - Årdal Engineering and ICT, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Computing Systems

1 Electrolysis - Årdal Materials Science and Engineering

1 Casthouse - Årdal Cybernetics and Robotics, Materials Science and Engineering

1 Electrolysis - Sunndal Computer Science, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering

1 Maintenance - Sunndal Mechanical Engineering

1 Asset Management - Oslo Several (suitable for both Business, Technology and IT students)

1 Group Treasury and Tax, Asset Management - Oslo Economics and Business Administration, Economics and Technology Management

2 Energy Markets - Oslo Several (suitable for both Business, Technology and IT students)

1 Energy Finance, Risk Management - Oslo Economics and Business Administration, Economics and Technology Management

1 Energy Strategy & Policy - Oslo Economics and Business Administration, Economics and Technology Management

1 Extruded Solutions HR - Oslo Economics and Business Administration, Human Resources / Org. Phycology

1 Marketing and Communication - Oslo Economics and Business Administration, Marketing, Communication Technology

2 Primary Metal Finance - Oslo Several (suitable for both Business, Technology and IT students)

1 Finance - Sunndal Financial Economics, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

2 Aluminium Metal Business Systems (Lean) - Oslo Materials Science, Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Group IT & Digital, Cyber Security - Oslo

Apply at hydro.com/internship2021

No. of positions: 1

About the department

Group IT & Digital is the corporate function which is setting the

direction and requirements for Hydro on IT Governance, Enterprise IT

architecture, Cyber Security and Digital. The Cyber Security &

Compliance team part of Group IT & Digital is working on cyber

security risk reduction for the company.

Area of responsibility

In this position you will be included in the Cyber Security &

Compliance team working on a project related to reducing cyber

security risk for Hydro. The scope of the project can include deep-

dive or studies of specific cyber attacks or security incidents to help

Hydro learn from those, design security requirements for Industrial

Control Systems, develop our security practices or to do security

testing of specific systems.

Education

Information Security / Information Security

Specific skills / competencies

• Knowledge of Information Security frameworks (ISO27001) and

Information Risk Analysis methodology

• Basic competence on good security practices for networks, industrial

control systems, applications & systems

• Competence on Office365 tools (SharePoint, Word, Excel,

PowerPoint)

• Knowledge with Microsoft Azure (cloud platform with services) is an

advantage, including programming tools and analytics tools available

in that platform

Additional information

You will be part of a highly international environment when working in the

Group IT & Digital and the work can include collaboration with people from

other key locations for Hydro, Hungary, Germany, Brazil to mention a few.

Also with Hydro as a leading industrial company there will be opportunity

to work with the strategic area of security in Industrial Control Systems.

Energy Markets, Operations & Settlement - Rjukan


No. of positions: 1


Operations & Settlement is responsible for balancing the power

portfolio in Norway and in Germany. The portfolio includes power

plants in Norway and power consumption in Germany. The power

prognosis is established and nominated towards the Transmission

System Operator (TSO) , and balanced towards the power

exchanges in Norway and Germany aiming to minimize balancing risk

by minimizing deviation between prognosis and real consumption.

Monthly settlement is operated for the energy portfolio. Data

management and flow is handled in specified systems


Previous internship projects have included programming automatic

monitoring of trades to warn of potential market manipulation, the

creation of Power BI reports and small robots to automate previously

manual tasks.

Education

• Economics and Business Administration / Økonomi og administrasjon

• Management of Technology / Ledelse av teknologi

• Computer Science / Datateknologi

• Electronic Systems Design and Innovation / Elektronisk systemdesign

og innovasjon


Modelling, Python, Power BI, Data Base


The O&S intern will work closely with other interns in Energy Markets to

deliver on common projects, giving a good understanding of the entire

Energy business area.

Technology and Operational Support, Digital Production - ÅrdalApply at hydro.com/internship2021

No. of positions: 3


The Technology and Operational Support (TOS) unit is part of Hydro’s

Primary Metal business area and consists of around 190 employees

within eight units across six locations in Norway and Germany. The

main task of TOS is to support all commercial and operational units in

accelerating Primary Metal’s profitability and sustainability agenda in

the short and medium term - while having longer term technology

development as a core activity. TOS DPS is providing IT products and

services to Primary Metal in many areas from Manufacturing

Execution Systems to Cloud services for data storage and analytics,

together with several project activities covering data capture,

analytics, machine learning and digital twins.


Summer Interns will be organized as a project team together with

buddy and other relevant resources and be responsible for planning

and executing sprints and milestones following agile methodology.

Education


• Cybernetics and Robotics / Kybernetikk og robotikk

• Informatics / Informatikk

• Information Systems

• Information Security / Information Security

• Embedded Computing Systems


Java, HTML5, Oracle, Cassandra, Azure cloud, Embedded systems,

Analytics tools

Industrial IT - Karmøy

No. of positions: 1


Vår IT-avdeling er ansvarlige for å betjene alle enheter innen KMV

med applikasjoner for prosesskontroll (24/7),

kontorapplikasjoner/brukerstøtte og infrastruktur (servere, nettverk,

databaser m.m.). Vi er fagansvarlige for IT/OT-området på fabrikken

og deltar derfor mye i prosjekter, både innen tradisjonell IT og i

automasjon/automatiseringsprosjekter.


Arbeidsoppgavene vil kunne tilpasses kandidatens kompetanse og

ønsker. Mulige arbeidsområder:

• Feasibility Study

• Programmering og utvikling av våre applikasjoner og

komponenter innen automasjon (PLS/PLC, OPC, HMI/SCADA,

visualisering/Ignition)

• Driftsoptimalisering (databasedrift (MS SQL og Oracle), PLS/PLC,

OPC, HMI/SCADA

• Forbedringsarbeid

Education




Python


Energy Power Operations - Nesflaten

No. of positions: 2


Hydro’s business area Energy is responsible for safe and efficient

operations of Hydro’s power plants in Norway. Strong value creation

from our power production and sourcing competitive energy to

Hydro’s smelters are key drivers for Hydro’s future growth. The Power

production unit operate more than 20 hydropower facilities, situated in

Telemark, Vigeland, Sogn and Røldal-Suldal. The annual production

is around 10 TWh and makes us one of the top 3 energy producers in

Norway.


• Review and assessment of security measures for the public

• Type of safeguards and information

• Coordination of security measures between units

Education

• Civil and Environmental Engineering / Bygg og miljøteknikk

• Energy and Environmental Engineering / Energi og miljø

• Mechanical Engineering / Produktutvikling og produksjon

• Safety, Health and Environment / Helse, miljø og sikkerhet


The task will include driving and walking in mountain terrain, so driving

license is necessary. Experience with walking in mountains will be an

advantage.


Energy Power Operations - Sogn

No. of positions: 1


Hydro har i dag 22 egne vannkraftverk i Norge, med total

normalproduksjon på 10 TWh. Disse kraftverkene ligger i områdene

Røldal-Suldal, Sogn, Telemark og Vennesla. I tillegg styrer og

overvåker vi fem kraftverk for andre, samt at vi er operatør av

Tonstad vindpark.

Hydro Energi Sogn eier og drifter 6 kraftverk lokalisert i Indre Sogn.

Kraftverkene ligger i Årdal og Luster kommune og er en betydelig

energiprodusent. Hydro Energi Sogn har 26 fast ansatte og 2

lærlinger med kontorsted i Øvre Årdal og Fortun.


Stillingen vil bli lagt under drift og vedlikeholdsstøtte og oppgaven vil

være å dokumentere tilsyn på våre vannkraftsinstallasjoner primært i

reguleringsområdet. Dette gjelder dam og bekkeinntak mm. Andre

oppgaver relatert til anleggene kan også bli aktuelt.

Education

• Civil and Environmental Engineering / Bygg og miljøteknikk



• Gode holdninger til helse, miljø og sikkerhet

• Ettersom all dokumentasjon fra tilsyn rapporteres på norsk, er det

ønskelig at kandidaten har gode norskkunnskaper


Stillingen innebærer mye feltarbeid i reguleringsområdet der en må kunne

bevege seg over større avstander til fots, i båt og til noen av

installasjonene i helikopter. Dette er i nærområdene til nasjonalparkene i

Vest Jotunheimen som for den rette person er en glimrende anledning til å

få sett fantastiske fjellområder. Arbeidet er svært lærerikt der en får sett

konstruksjonene som samler vann til kraftstasjonene. Arbeidet er i lag med

kvalifisert tilsynspersonell og oppgavene rundt tilsyn er en lovpålagt

oppgave nedfelt i damsikkerhetsloven som blir forvaltet av Norges

Vassdrags og Energidirektorat (NVE)


Energy Digital Transformation - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


The digital transformation department links strategy to organizational

development through implementation of a common platform for Hydro

energy. Focus is on promoting new and modern IT tools, increase

availability and use of data and implement structures that gives

business more ownership to their digital development.


• Contribute to developing new IT tools and dashboards to be used

in our operation.

• Contribute to development of our information handling systems

• Investigate new and innovative ways of using available data to

help us reach our strategic targets

Education





• Industrial Economics and Technology Management / Industriell

Økonomi og Teknologiledelse


Basic modelling and programming competence


The position will include interesting tasks across all of Energy's

departments with a possibility to learn a lot about the operation of a

modern power company from markets to power production.


Technology and Operational Support, Electrolysis -Årdal

No. of positions: 1








development as a core activity.

The Integrated Operations team develops systems and technologies

for improved productivity in our aluminium reduction plants.


Analytics and process control of electrolysis cells.

Education

• Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology / Industriell kjemi og

bioteknologi

• Materials Science and Engineering / Materialteknologi

• Nanotechnology / Nanoteknologi


Basic modelling and programming competence


• Interested in analytics

• General programming skills

• Ability to combine theory with real world challenges


Recycling Operational Performance - Oslo

No. of positions: 3


The business unit Recycling is running Primary Metal's recycling

activities covering seven recycling casthouses and one scrap

processing plant in six countries. These assets are procuring scrap

raw materials and are converting this into value-added products,

developing av recycling growth portfolio. Our new green product

Circal 75R, based on recycling of at least 75% recycled post-

consumer scrap, is produced by the BU.


The position will work on tasks related to:

• Improving asset reliability and performance

• Setting up and improving visualization tools for production and

performance management

• Performing in-depth analysis of operational and business

performance

Education





• Engineering and ICT / Ingeniørvitenskap og IKT

• Applied Physics and Mathematics / Fysikk og matematikk


• Nanotechnology / Nanoteknologi




og innovasjon


Advanced skills in excel and programming (i.e. Python) will be an

advantage.


Carbon - Årdal

No. of positions: 1


Årdal Carbon produces around 210 000 tons of anodes per year and

are supplied to the electrolysis in Karmøy KTP, Sunndal, Høyanger

and Årdal. Electrolysis operation strongly depends on a stable /

predictable anode quality. We are working with continuous

improvement in production processes, building up superior operator

knowledge / experience, establishing pro-active and predictive

maintenance, aiming for the best HSE.


• Follow up of selected maintenance and production parameters

• Statistics data handling and visualization

• Cooperation with operators, technology and the IT department

Education



• Electronic Systems and Instrumentation

• Embedded Computing Systems


og innovasjon


• Knowledge and experiences with an analytical program (e.g. Python,

excel, Power BI)

• Knowledge of PLC programming


The project will be adjusted based on the competence and qualities of the

selected intern. The intern will have a large degree of influence when it

comes to execution of the project (within the scope of the project). You will

be working close to anode production and will get firsthand and in depth

look into this process.


Electrolysis - Årdal

No. of positions: 1


The electrolysis in Årdal produces 200 000 tonnes of primary

aluminium annually and has about 180 employees. We are working

with continuous improvement in all production processes on an

everyday basis, upgrading our operator knowledge base, establishing

a pro-active approach increasing the performance of our potlines.


As a summer intern in the Electrolysis department, you will mainly

work with tasks related to energy consumption and emissions (CO2).

The tasks will be a combination of measurements in the potroom and

analytic work.

Education

Materials Science and Engineering / Materialteknologi


• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

• Good IT skills are an advantage


Casthouse - Årdal

No. of positions: 1


The foundry alloy and sheet ingot casthouses in Årdal produce

around 220 000 tons of semi-finished products per year. Foundry

alloys are commonly used in car parts such as wheels, engine and

suspension parts, and structural components, whereas sheet ingots

are used to produce foil, plates for offset-print, building and

construction and automotive industry.


As a summer intern in Casthouse you will analyze and improve scrap

rate through big data and scrap rate analytics.

Education




Modelling, Programming


Electrolysis - Sunndal

No. of positions: 1


Hydro Sunndal is the largest and most modern primary aluminium

plant in Europe. Our main products are extrusion ingots and primary

foundry alloys, used to a large extent by the car manufacturing

industry. In addition the value adding aluminium production, Hydro

Sunndal is also a research and development hub with extensive

expertise in casthouse operations.

The Electrolysis department at Sunndal plant produces 410.000 tons

Liquid metal/year. The Department has 275 employes of which 250

shift-operators. A staff of engineers is supporting the daily operation

and Optimizing the Production in Close cooperation with the

operators.


Following up the production process.

Education



• Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology / Industriell kjemi og

bioteknologi



Excel


Maintenance - Sunndal

No. of positions: 1





industry. In addition the value adding aluminium production, Hydro


expertise in casthouse operations. The maintenance department

support operations with maintenance operators and competence to

improve and develop all functions within maintenance. From

planning, and execution to improvement and root cause analysis.

Improvement work will be performed in teams based on historical

data in maintenance system.


Project will consist of tasks related to, reliability analysis, review of

maintenance program, spare part review, FMEA, RCM. Tasks will be

solved in a team and individually. Project tasks guided and supported

by colleges.

Education



SAP, Excel


Asset Management - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


Primary Metal's Asset Management department is responsible for the

processes related to capital optimization, asset reliability and integrity

as well as technical safety performance. The department is also

responsible for developing digital solutions for condition monitoring

and automation of assets.


• Develop models for capital optimization

• Develop digital solutions for condition monitoring and anomaly

detection

Education




• Electric Power Engineering / Electric Power Engineering








Programming (R, Python, C++ etc.), Excel and PowerPoint.


The internship will focus on concrete deliveries to the production assets,

hence travels to these assets for research and troubleshooting will be part

of the job.


Group Treasury and Tax, Asset Management - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


The Asset Management team (“AM”) manages the financial assets of

the two Hydro related entities, Norsk Hydros Pensjonskasse and

Industriforsikring AS. The operations include sales and purchases of

financial securities, transaction registration and handling and

management reporting. AM operates under a concession from the

Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway.


• Design, configure and test / implement new reports in a portfolio

management and reporting system to improve the quality and

automatization of reports

• Prepare additional analyzes of data from reports in the portfolio

management system in Excel Prepare graphs and other overlay

presentations based on reports from the portfolio management

system

• Further simplify and improve content and presentations in reports

and increase efficiency of production

Education

• Economics / Samfunnsøkonomi

• Financial Economics / Finansiell økonomi





• Strong interest for financial markets and products

• Ability to work independently and show initiative

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Good knowledge of analytical and structured IT systems and solutions


You will be introduced to several aspets of Asset Management in an

international and ambitious work environment. The tasks to be solved will

be linked to the unit’s daily work and contribute to making its operations

more efficient. We encourage females to apply for this position.


Energy Markets - Oslo

No. of positions: 2


The Energy business area has three main tasks: To produce electric

power in an efficient and market-optimized way; to assist Hydro’s

global operations with cost-efficient energy solutions; to realize new

business opportunities for Hydro in energy technology. Today, Hydro

has 22 hydropower plants in Norway, with normal production of 10

TWh per year. Energy Markets manages Hydro’s overall power

portfolio of equity power production, long-term power agreements for

Hydro’s industry activities and market-based power contracts.


Automatization and digitalization of the processes in Energy Markets

is a great focus in the years to come. This will result in many

interesting projects, combining skills within quantitative analysis,

programming and commercial energy knowledge.

Education



• Electric Power Engineering / Electric Power Engineering






• Programming: R / Python

• Quantitative analysis

• Commercial understanding

• Modelling

.


Energy Finance, Risk Management - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


Risk Management has the overall responsibility for measuring and

monitoring Hydro’s risk exposures related to the hedging and trading

activities. Covering the Energy division’s activities in gas, power, CO2

and green certificates in the Nordics, continental Europe and Brazil.

Risk Management is also responsible for compliance, ensuring that

the activities are aligned with laws and regulations but also ensuring

the operation to be compliant with the company’s code of conduct

and corporate governance. In addition, Risk Management is also

developing risk analysis and risk measures to support the decision-

making process in projects and commercial operations


Previous internship projects have included programming automatic

monitoring of trades to warn of potential market manipulation, the

creation of PowerBI reports and small robots to automate previously

manual tasks.

Education







Modelling (R), Power BI, Databases


The Risk intern will work closely with other interns in Energy Finance to

deliver on common projects, giving a good understanding of the entire

Energy business area.

.


Energy Strategy & Policy - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


Hydro’s business area Energy is responsible for safe and efficient

operations of Hydro’s power plants in Norway, Hydro’s energy

sourcing globally as well as developing Hydro Energy’s business area

for future positioning. The Energy Strategy & Policy unit is

responsible for long term analysis of the energy complex in a Nordic,

European and global context, for mapping regulatory development in

the energy space and formulating Hydro’s energy policy positions, as

well as driving the strategic agenda for the Energy business area.


As an intern in Energy Strategy & Policy, you will conduct analysis

and modelling of energy markets;

• Quantitative analysis / modelling of energy markets

• Quantitative analysis as support for policy positions

• Information search and mapping as support for specified analysis

Education







• Quantitative mindset

• Knowledge of digital tools such as Excel, PowerPoint is necessary

• Modelling competence required


The department engages actively across Hydro Energy’s value chain and

strategic processes. We are looking for summer interns who can convert

analytical skills to value-enhancing strategies.


Extruded Solutions HR - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


With more than 22 000 employees and 100 production sites in more

than 40 countries, Extruded Solutions (ES) is Hydro’s largest and

most global business area. ES supplies aluminium profiles and

profile-based solutions in various applications ranging from windows

and furniture to cars and cruise ships. We have business area staff

functions based in Oslo and four core business units; Extrusion

Europe, Extrusion North America, Building Systems and Precision

Tubing. The HR is based in Oslo and is responsible for all core HR

processes and initiatives within the business area and cooperate

closely with the Business Unit HR.


• Update process descriptions

• Salary review preparations

• Business area HR initiatives/projects

• General HR support

• Diversity and HSE reporting

Education


• Human Resources / Org. Phycology


Good knowledge of Microsoft Office. We are looking for a structured

person that is curious and eager to learn about Hydro and Extruded

Solutions.


The position will be based in a highly global and dynamic business area.

The BA staffs are very close to the different business units and the

business, which makes the work more exciting. The learning curve is

steep, and no day is the same. The intern will get to work with people from

many countries and cultures, which gives a broader perspective on the

work we do.


Marketing and Communication - Oslo

No. of positions: 1


With more than 22 000 employees and 100 production sites in more

than 40 countries, Extruded Solutions (ES) is Hydro’s largest and

most global business area. ES supplies aluminium profiles and

profile-based solutions in various applications ranging from windows

and furniture to cars and cruise ships. Our Marketing and

Communication department is central both as an initiator but also as

support for all our sites when it comes to marketing activities and

other communication-related tasks. We are based in Oslo.


You need to have good digital understanding and experience, high

interest in social media in a B2B perspective and last but not least, an

interest in analysis of digital activities to contribute in our department.

Education


• International Business and Marketing / Internasjonal forretningsdrift og

markedsføring

• Communication Technology / Kommunikasjonsteknologi


You should have knowledge of social media channels in a B2B

perspective.


Local team working with a global business view.


Primary Metal Finance - Oslo

No. of positions: 2


Primary Metal Finance consists of the local financial organizations

located at our plants, and the central finance organization based in

Oslo. The central finance unit is responsible for business planning

and analysis, controlling, reporting, information systems, and driving

performance and improvements.


As an intern in Primary Metal Finance you will take part in the daily

work of the team and have responsibility for your own short-term

projects. Specific tasks:

• Responsible for dedicated short-term finance projects within

Primary Metal

• Take part in preparations for the business planning process in

Primary Metal

• Support on implementing a data warehouse

• Support with day-to-day finance activities and general

improvement work/analysis

Education








Analytics, Excel, modelling, optimization.


Finance - Sunndal

No. of positions: 1





industry. In addition, the value adding aluminium production, Hydro


expertise in casthouse operations.


You will work on improvement processes related to use of system to

facilitate to reduce spare part inventory and support in creating good

routines to keep a reduced inventory. Improvement work will be

important. It will be expected that the candidate can support on daily

work with purchases.

Education


• Logistics, Supply Chain Management


SAP, Excel


Aluminium Metal Business Systems (Lean) - Oslo

No. of positions: 2








development as a core activity. The TOS, AMBS, QA&MoC

department do improvement projects, facilitate improvements and

supports building of competence in quality work and lean/six sigma.

The department is an agent for change in the sense that we support

our customer organizations to prepare and adapt to improvement

initiatives, both technological as well as organizational.


Execute smaller improvement projects adapted to the time available

for the internship.

Education





Statistics, business improvement tools and Lean/Six Sigma


Broad contact interface to the operational organization. Stimulating tasks

where the effect is measurable and highly visible.


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