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Solving Global Energy Challenges Starts Here
A career in energy has never been more important—or more rewarding. At Williams, we're looking for exceptional engineers who are ready to accelerate their development, embrace challenges, and make a meaningful impact from day one.
Our Accelerated Engineering Program is a rigorous, accelerated program designed for high-performing engineering graduates who thrive in fast-paced, high-expectation environments. This elite development experience provides unparalleled exposure to our business, operations, and leadership while preparing participants to solve complex engineering challenges across critical energy infrastructure.
Through hands-on project work, structured learning, challenging assignments, and direct exposure to our operations, you'll build the technical and business capabilities needed to succeed in a demanding industry. You'll be expected to learn quickly, take ownership, and deliver results while living Williams' values of being collaborative, courageous, creative, and competitive.
Start date for this role is January 25, 2027.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Graduate in May 2026 or December 2026
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship (including OPT/CPT)
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Willingness and ability to relocate within the United States as business needs require and/or significantly travel for the role
Program Overview
Our 12-month development track is intentionally designed to accelerate the growth of top engineering talent through immersive onboarding, real-world project experience, and continuous professional development. This highly structured and rigorous program challenges participants to develop both technical depth and business acumen while contributing to projects that directly impact Williams' operations and long-term success.
Your journey begins at our corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where you will participate in an intensive 6-week onboarding experience focused on:
- Building advanced professional and technical capabilities
- Developing business, commercial, and financial acumen
- Strengthening communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
- Enhancing analytical and technical proficiency, including data analysis
- Gaining firsthand exposure to field operations through immersive site experiences
- Developing the resilience and adaptability required to succeed in a dynamic and high-accountability industry
Participants will be expected to engage fully, demonstrate technical proficiency and intellectual curiosity, and perform in a learning environment with high standards and expectations.
Following onboarding, you'll be placed on a project assignment aligned with business priorities and your skills, where you'll contribute to meaningful, high-impact work while continuing to expand your capabilities through real-world application. Most of these assignments will be home-based in Tulsa, Oklahoma or Houston, TX with significant field travel, or at a field location. If relocation is required, Williams will provide relocation assistance to support your move.
Program Benefits
- Company-provided housing during onboarding in Tulsa
- Relocation assistance for project assignments, as applicable
- Opportunities to work in both office and field environments across the United States
- Exposure to senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and critical business initiatives
- Accelerated development and career growth opportunities for top performers
What You'll Do
- Collaborate to Deliver Results - Partner with cross-functional teams to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations while contributing to high-priority business objectives
- Deliver Impact in Challenging Environments - Work in field and office settings that demand sound judgment, adaptability, and accountability. Travel to project sites as needed to support critical initiatives and operational excellence
- Solve Complex Problems - Apply engineering principles, analytical thinking, and creativity to address challenging technical and operational issues with real-world business impact
- Demonstrate Courageous Leadership - Take initiative, speak up with ideas, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement in support of team and company success
- Perform with Excellence - Operate in an environment characterized by high expectations, continuous learning, and a commitment to delivering exceptional results
- Learn the Business - Develop a comprehensive understanding of Williams' operations, infrastructure, customers, and strategic priorities
- Communicate with Impact - Present technical information, recommendations, and project outcomes clearly and confidently to diverse audiences
- Own Your Development - Seek feedback, embrace challenges, and continually expand your technical and professional capabilities
What Makes Someone Successful in This Program
Top performers in this program are:
- Highly motivated and intellectually curious
- Resilient and adaptable in fast-paced, demanding environments
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems
- Strong communicators who build relationships across teams
- Self-starters with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Driven to achieve results while maintaining a commitment to safety and operational excellence
- Energized by challenge and continuous improvement
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities
- Demonstrated initiative and willingness to take on stretch assignments
- Ability to translate technical concepts into actionable business insights
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; engineering software experience is a plus
- Strong commitment to safety as a core value
- FE Certification preferred
Educational Assistance
We believe exceptional talent deserves exceptional development opportunities. Williams invests in your continued growth through educational assistance, professional certifications, and learning opportunities that support your long-term success and help you build expertise throughout your career.
Pay:
Compensation is a salaried rate determined by degree type:
- Bachelor's degree candidate = $100,000
- Master's degree candidate = $110,000
Why Tulsa?
Because here, you don’t have to choose between career and lifestyle. Tulsa is a growing hub for innovation and energy, paired with a vibrant arts scene, great food, and a cost of living that actually lets you enjoy it all. Think shorter commutes, bigger impact and a community that feels like home from day one. Check out ExperienceTulsa.com to learn more.
We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.
Here’s a look at what that means:
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.
Education Requirements:Skill Requirements:
Career and Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, TechnologySkills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Graduation in May 2026 or December 2026
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Willingness and ability to relocate within the United States as business needs require
- Willingness and ability to significantly travel for the role
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities
- Demonstrated initiative and willingness to take on stretch assignments
- Ability to translate technical concepts into actionable business insights
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Engineering software experience
- Strong commitment to safety
- FE Certification
Williams Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Williams and has not been reviewed or approved by Williams.
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Retirement Support — Retirement contributions are described as notably strong, with a fixed employer contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching up to a set level, and eligible employees may also participate in a pension plan. This structure can significantly boost long-term savings when employees contribute.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage spans PPO and consumer-driven options with prescription coverage, virtual care, second-opinion services, maternity and family-planning support, and chronic-condition programs. Additional resources such as cancer support and HSA contributions on eligible plans broaden the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental leave, alongside bereavement, military, and jury-duty leave. Coverage breadth helps employees manage personal, family, and civic obligations.
Williams Insights
What We Do
Williams has been around for more than a century, but our work has never been more important. Our employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel. We handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future. Our employees are our most valued resource and the driving force behind our reputation as a safe, reliable company that does the right thing, every time. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
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