TotalEnergies Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: August 2026

TotalEnergies runs its US student pipeline through a Refining and Petrochemical Site Engineering Program that places Chemical, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering interns at four Gulf Coast sites (La Porte, Port Arthur, and Beaumont in Texas, and Carville in Louisiana) every summer, plus intern and graduate roles across all five business segments out of Houston. The company employs 101,513 people across roughly 170 nationalities. Here is everything you need to line up a Summer 2027 seat, even though the US postings have not opened yet.

Quick Facts

TotalEnergies offers genuine US summer internships (about 10 weeks) at its Gulf Coast refining and petrochemical sites plus cross-segment roles in Houston. As of August 2026 the 2027 US postings are not yet open; based on prior cycles they are expected to appear around September to November 2026, tied to fall campus recruiting. Pay is not officially published; community reports cluster near $5,000 per month.

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What Is a TotalEnergies Internship?

A TotalEnergies internship is a paid, roughly 10-week summer placement inside a global integrated multi-energy major (oil and gas, LNG, electricity, and renewables) most visibly through its US Refining and Petrochemical Site Engineering Program. Interns in that program are placed at one of four Gulf Coast sites (La Porte, Port Arthur, Beaumont in Texas, or Carville in Louisiana) and do genuine plant work: process support, fixed-equipment engineering, and reliability. Beyond the site program, TotalEnergies takes interns across all five business segments (Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals, Marketing & Services, Trading, and Gas, Renewables & Power) mostly out of its Houston US headquarters, spanning Business, Engineering, IT, Finance & Accounting, and Geosciences. TotalEnergies is French-headquartered (Courbevoie/Paris) but runs these as genuine US-based internships through its Houston organization and US University Relations team. One important caveat: the public internship board is often dominated by Europe and France roles (labeled "STAGE," the French word for internship) and Geneva trading roles, which are not US positions. US roles surface seasonally through campus recruiting.

When Do TotalEnergies Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

TotalEnergies has not published a Summer 2027 US internship timeline. As of August 2026, the live internship board shows only Europe-based roles (France, Geneva, Belgium, Gabon, Malaysia), with zero US internships posted: consistent with US summer roles opening in the fall for the following summer. Based on prior TotalEnergies cycles and the company's documented participation in fall and spring career fairs, US summer postings are expected to open around September to November 2026 for Summer 2027. Every date below is expected, not confirmed. The move that matters now is preparation: build engineering or analytics evidence over the summer, get on partner-university career-fair calendars, and set alerts on both the careers portal and the US University Relations page starting September 2026.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

TotalEnergies is not pure rolling like a tech startup, but the timing pressure is real for a different reason: campus recruiting is the dominant channel. About 44% of Glassdoor intern respondents got in through campus recruiting versus 38% who applied online, so the candidates who break in are the ones already on the fall career-fair circuit when postings go live. That means three concrete moves. First, apply the moment US roles appear (expected September to November 2026) rather than waiting, because site engineering seats are cohort-based and fill as strong candidates surface. Second, show up in person at partner-university fairs: the in-person and referral channels together account for roughly a fifth of hires and put a face to your application before the HR screen. Third, have your evidence ready now: a ChemE/EE/ME background for the site program, or business, IT, finance, or geoscience experience for the Houston cross-segment roles. The interview loop is short and friendly (a phone screen then your future boss), so the differentiator is being early, present, and prepared rather than out-grinding a long process.

Which TotalEnergies Internship Programs Should You Target?

TotalEnergies runs six US-based student tracks. Two are true internships (for current students) and three are full-time rotational Graduate Programs for recent graduates: do not conflate them. The table below maps the tracks most students target for Summer 2027.

See current openings at jobs.totalenergies.com (filter Contract type = Internship, Country = United States) and the U.S. University Relations page. If you want plant engineering, aim at the site program; if you want energy trading, finance, or renewables, the cross-segment internships and graduate programs are the door.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Requirements differ sharply between the flagship site engineering internship and the broader intern pool. The following comes from TotalEnergies' official US University Relations program descriptions:

• Site engineering program: class standing: at least a sophomore.

• Site engineering program: GPA: 2.8 minimum.

• Site engineering program: major: Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.

• Site engineering program: relocation: you must be willing to relocate for the summer to your assigned plant (La Porte, Port Arthur, or Beaumont in TX, or Carville in LA). These roles are not remote.

• Broader intern pool: TotalEnergies "seeks interns from all our business lines" across Business, Engineering, IT, Finance & Accounting, and Geosciences, mostly out of Houston.

• Work authorization: US site internships are US-based and generally require US work authorization; international-student CPT/OPT eligibility is not stated on official pages, so confirm per posting.

Internships vs. Graduate Programs: Don't Confuse Them

TotalEnergies runs two different animals. Internships are for current students (summer placements of about 10 weeks. The Power (3-year), Finance (3-year), and Trading (2-year) Graduate Programs are rotational full-time roles for recent graduates: you are hired as an employee with benefits (including a 6% 401k match on the Finance track), not as an intern. The GPA bars differ too) 2.8 for the site engineering internship versus 3.0+ for the Power Graduate Program, and the graduate programs add a timing constraint of graduating near program start with under three years of prior work experience. One more distinction worth internalizing: the public internship board is overwhelmingly France/Europe ("STAGE") and Geneva trading roles, which are not US positions. US roles surface seasonally through the US University Relations pipeline and fall career fairs.

What Skills Does TotalEnergies Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

TotalEnergies did not have a granular US intern job description with a bulleted skills list live at research time, because the US board was off-cycle. So the chart below synthesizes the skills TotalEnergies emphasizes across four official US program descriptions (site engineering, Power, Finance, and Trading Graduate Programs) plus two first-hand intern role posts: six sources in total. The through-line is clear: core engineering fundamentals in ChemE, EE, or ME anchor the site program, while analytical problem-solving, communication and teamwork, and a willingness to relocate and rotate show up across nearly every track. For the Houston cross-segment and graduate roles, quantitative market analysis, finance fundamentals, and a showed passion for the energy transition become differentiators.

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And the top skills in that chart map to remote Externships where you finish a real project before US roles open.

How close is the overlap? The Hydroficient project puts you on hands-on IoT hardware and systems work that mirrors a plant engineering intern's day, the Amazon project builds the operations-and-analytics story cross-segment interns lean on, and the Wayfair project yields the data-and-tooling evidence the Houston technical and trading tracks reward.

What Is the TotalEnergies Application and Interview Process Like?

TotalEnergies' intern hiring is short and friendly relative to many peers: Glassdoor rates intern interview difficulty Average (3 of 5) with 75% positive experiences and an average of about 29 days start to finish. Here is the typical path:

1. Apply online via the TotalEnergies careers portal, filtering Contract type = Internship and Country = United States at jobs.totalenergies.com. Interns confirm they "got in by applying on the website."

2. For US site engineering internships, also monitor the U.S. University Relations page and apply via its "Click Here to Apply!" link starting fall 2026.

3. Attend fall and spring career fairs at partner universities: campus recruiting is the #1 entry channel at about 44% of reported hires.

4. Email the US team with questions at USTalentAcquisition@totalenergies.com.

5. Recruiter/HR screen: a casual phone interview, often scheduled within a week of applying (one intern "was invited to an interview less than a week later").

6. Hiring-manager interview: a one-on-one with your future manager mixing behavioral and role-specific technical questions; some roles add a group panel, a skills/aptitude test, or a presentation.

7. Pre-employment checks: a background check and, for site roles, a drug test.

8. Decision: on average about 29 days from application to hire.

Two things to note. First, there is no standardized coding-style online assessment for engineering interns: Glassdoor shows only occasional skills tests (9%) and aptitude tests (4%), so expect behavioral plus role-specific technical questioning rather than a timed OA. Second, for process-engineering roles specifically, candidates report a mix of logic-puzzle questions and chemistry/engineering troubleshooting scenarios, so brush up on fundamentals and be ready to reason through a plant problem out loud.

What Students on Reddit Say

A few community threads give a first-hand look at TotalEnergies' hiring and culture, all paraphrased consensus rather than direct quotes.

How Do You Stand Out in TotalEnergies' Campus Pipeline?

Three moves, all executable now. First, get on the fall career-fair circuit at partner universities, because campus recruiting is how about 44% of interns get in (showing up in person and following up beats an anonymous online application. Second, match your evidence to the track: for the site engineering program, foreground your ChemE, EE, or ME coursework and any hands-on lab, plant, or hardware work; for the Houston cross-segment roles, lead with business, IT, finance, or geoscience projects and, if you are aiming at Power, a showed interest in the energy transition. Third, build a finished project you can point to before the US postings open) a remote Externship in hands-on engineering or operations analytics gives you something concrete to talk through in the hiring-manager interview, which is where role-specific technical questions and troubleshooting scenarios decide the outcome. Set alerts on both the careers portal and the US University Relations page starting September 2026, and email USTalentAcquisition@totalenergies.com early with sharp questions.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

TotalEnergies sits among the global energy majors and oilfield-services firms. If you are building an energy internship list, these are the obvious neighbors:

Our engineering internships summer 2027 guide maps the whole landscape, timeline by timeline.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 TotalEnergies internship?

Not through the US summer cycle: those seats were filled during the fall 2025 to spring 2026 recruiting window and the internships run over summer 2026. As of August 2026 the live board shows only Europe-based roles (France, Geneva, Belgium, Gabon, Malaysia). Your realistic target is Summer 2027: monitor jobs.totalenergies.com and the US University Relations page starting September 2026, when US postings are expected to open.

Does TotalEnergies offer internships in the US?

Yes. The flagship US program is the Refining and Petrochemical Site Engineering Program: summer internships in Chemical, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering at La Porte, Port Arthur, and Beaumont (TX) and Carville (LA). TotalEnergies also takes interns across all five business segments (E&P, Marketing & Services, Refining & Chemicals, Trading, and Gas, Renewables & Power), mostly out of Houston.

When do I apply for Summer 2027?

The 2027 US postings were not open as of August 2026. Based on prior cycles and TotalEnergies' fall career-fair calendar, expect US roles to open around September to November 2026. Apply in fall 2026 or early 2027, and treat those dates as expected rather than confirmed. Monitor jobs.totalenergies.com and the US University Relations page.

What are the eligibility requirements?

For the site engineering program: at least sophomore standing, a 2.8 GPA, a Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering major, and willingness to relocate to your assigned plant for the summer. Other segments recruit Business, IT, Finance & Accounting, and Geosciences students, mostly in Houston.

How long is the internship and how much does it pay?

Summer internships run about 10 weeks, confirmed by a first-hand intern account at the Port Arthur petrochemical platform. Pay is not officially published; US Glassdoor intern reports cluster around $4,000–$7,000 per month (median about $5,000), with individual reports from $4,000 (New York) up to $11,000 per month (Carville, LA), varying by role, level, and location. Treat these community figures as directional.

Is this a French program or a US one?

TotalEnergies is French-headquartered, but it runs genuine US-based internships and graduate programs through its Houston US organization and US University Relations team. Note that the public internship board is often dominated by Europe and France roles labeled "STAGE" (the French word for internship) plus Geneva trading roles: those are not US positions.

What is the difference between the internships and the Graduate Programs?

Internships are for current students (summer, about 10 weeks). The Power (3-year), Finance (3-year), and Trading (2-year) Graduate Programs are rotational full-time roles for recent graduates: you are hired as an employee with benefits, not as an intern. GPA bars and timing constraints also differ (for example, 2.8 GPA for the site internship versus 3.0+ for the Power Graduate Program).

Do internships lead to full-time offers?

TotalEnergies explicitly designs its US internships as a pipeline "to recruit top talent" and "for when full-time positions become available," and interns are known to convert to full-time roles. No official intern-to-full-time conversion percentage is published, so treat conversion as likely but unquantified.

TotalEnergies' US summer roles have not opened yet, but the fall recruiting window is close and campus recruiting rewards candidates who are early and prepared. Spend the runway building proof: a remote Externship turns interest in energy and engineering into a finished project you can point to the moment the Summer 2027 postings appear.