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Management Associate - Engineering

United States Steel

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Location
Houston, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Management Associate will participate in a structured development program focused on building technical, operational, and leadership capabilities. The role rotates through engineering, manufacturing, quality, product development, testing, and operations assignments while supporting premium threaded connection research, design, and continuous improvement at the Offshore Operations plant in Houston, Texas.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical Problem SolvingCommunicationIndependent and Collaborative WorkMicrosoft OfficeEngineering Design ToolsEngineering Analysis ToolsCustomer FocusProcess ImprovementTeam LeadershipInitiativeWritingPrioritizationTask ManagementDecision-MakingStrategic Thinking

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Related FieldGraduated Within Three YearsGPA 3.0+Less Than Three Years Professional Experience

Full job description

14450BRJob Description:About U. S. Steel Tubular Products

U. S. Steel Tubular Products manufactures seamless pipe and premium connections that support energy and industrial customers across the United States.

Position Summary

The Management Associate - Premium Thread Research & Design will participate in a structured development program designed to build technical, operational, and leadership capabilities. The Management Associate will rotate through engineering, manufacturing, quality, product development, testing, and operations assignments while supporting premium threaded connection research, design, and continuous improvement initiatives at the Offshore Operations plant in Houston TX.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all safety requirements and support a safe work environment.

  • Complete rotational assignments and projects across engineering, manufacturing, quality, testing, and operations functions.

  • Support premium thread product design, testing, validation, and performance analysis activities.

  • Partner with cross-functional teams to investigate product and process opportunities and implement improvements.

  • Develop technical documentation, engineering recommendations, presentations, and project updates.

  • Participate in Management Associate development activities while gaining exposure to multiple departments and business functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

  • Willingness to rotate through departments, projects, and developmental assignments.

  • Strong analytical, technical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and engineering design or analysis tools.

  • Ability to work onsite at the Operations Plant.

  • Must have graduated within the last three years from an accredited college or university at the time of hire

  • Must have less than three years of professional work experience

  • Minimum 3.0 Overall GPA

  • Good communication and computer skills

Preferred Skills:

  • We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have:

  • Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study

  • A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities

  • A willingness to take initiative to understand the business

  • An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills

  • A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth

  • Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy

  • The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.

  • Leadership and strong decision-making skills

  • Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically

Competency Summary:

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change

Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate

Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview:

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

  • Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24

  • Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24

  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25

  • Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)

How this job compares

Set against the 7,215 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$117–190K/yr192 salary ranges
  • Texas median$32–54/hr43 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 613 open Engineering jobs in Texas and 7,215 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 9 years (4,961 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,682 of the 7,215 open Engineering jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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