Corporate Tours As part of this year's SHPE Conference, we have several tours being hosted by premier employers. Some of these may require that you are a U.S. Citizen, and will need to be provided with a Social Security number upon pre-registration in order to run background checks as needed. Space is limited on many tours, so please register early. All students who register will be notified, via email, no later than Nov 7th if they are placed in their tour of choice. Notification emails will have all locations and times of where to catch their particular tour bus.
In the event that any student does not get selected into their tour of choice SHPE will make every effort to place students on another tour excursion, and those students will be contacted to make one on one accommodations. Please only sign up for only one tour at this time.
All tours, except Raytheon, will take place on Thursday November 13th. Raytheon’s Tucson facility tour is scheduled for Wednesday November 12th. Students registering for Raytheon facility are hereby instructed to arrange travel to Phoenix to arrive NO LATER THAN Tuesday, November 11th.
Final registration deadline October 31st – tours may be cancelled at that time due to low interest.
| Hamilton Sundstrand - United Technologies Corporation | Description: Tour attendees will observe the manufacture, final assembly and test of electronic equipment vital to powering commercial and military aircraft. Electrical, manufacturing, and industrial engineers will take a keen interest in the tour of this facility.
Interested in seeing what engineers do in a 170,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility. Come see UTC and tour our Hamilton Sundstrand facility where electric power generation, auxiliary generators, power conversion and management products are manufactured for major commercial and military aircraft. Attendees will also receive a presentation on Hamilton Sundstrand and UTC by a senior UTC executive.
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is a Fortune 50 global technology company with a long history of pioneering innovation in aerospace, aviation, helicopter design, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells. Hamilton Sundstrand, a UTC company, designs and manufactures aerospace systems for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft, and is a major supplier for international space programs.
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Dress code: Business casual; no open toed shoes or heels greater than 1.5 inches
Scheduled Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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| The Boeing Company | Description: Continental Breakfast, Opening Remarks, Boeing Hispanic Employee Network (BHEN) overview, Apache Helicopter factory tour. For the preliminary draft agenda, please refer to page 3 of this document.
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizen - Attendees must bring government photo ID (drivers license, passport)
- School ID’s are not acceptable.
- Boeing can accommodate mobility issues, notification prior to the tour is necessary.
Tour Restrictions: - Attendees must wear close toed shoes
- Resumes will not be accepted at the Boeing site. We will be conducting pre-screening and interviewing at the conference.
- No Laptops will be allowed on the site
- No camera/camera phones
Scheduled Time: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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| Intel Corporation | Description: Tour world class Semiconductor manufacturing fabrication facility (Fab) and assembly plant at the worlds leading Semiconductor manufacturer; Opportunity to talk to Intel engineers about their job roles and the Intel culture; Open Q&A forum
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Scheduled Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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| Arizona Public Service (APS - Star Center Tour) | Description: Guided tour of Ocotillo Natural Gas Power Plant and Solar Testing And Research (STAR) Center. The group will be split into two groups of 25 people each. One group will tour Ocotillo from 8:30am to 9:30am while the other group tours the STAR Center. The groups will then switch and tour the other facility from 9:30am to 10:30am.
Facility: The twin boilers at the Ocotillo Power Plant tower more than 13 stories high making it a significant landmark in Tempe. Located at Mc Clintock and University drives, Ocotillo has a generating capacity of 220,000 kilowatts. The natural gas/diesel oil fired plant was completed in 1960, and at the time was one of APS' largest generating plants. Two combustion turbines were installed in the early 1970s to increase the plant's total capacity to about 330,000 kilowatts. Ocotillo is the site of the APS Solar Test and Research Center, which is one of the premiere Solar Testing and Research Centers in the world, where APS helps develop and test the newest technologies for converting the sun's energy into electricity. APS’ goal and purpose for the STAR center is to learn how to produce the lowest cost electricity from the sun using current and emerging solar technologies.
Tour Restrictions:
- Closed-toe hard soled shoes must be worn (tennis shoes are fine);
- No sandals, CROCS, flip-flops or slippers. If non-acceptable shoes are worn, at our discretion that person(s) will not be allowed to be a part of the power plant portion of the tour
- Hard hats must be worn at all times in designated areas and earplugs will be worn when the Ocotillo Power Plant is in operation (we will provide both)
- All visitors must stay with the APS guides and failure to follow their directions will lead to a termination of the tour
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Scheduled Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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| Arizona Public Service (APS - Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Tour) | Description: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is the nation's largest nuclear generating facility and the largest power producer in the U.S. — no power plant, of any type, produces more electricity on an annual basis. The tour will include a visit to the site’s Energy Information Center, a driving tour of the massive site and opportunities to interface with some of the hundreds of engineers who work at Palo Verde.
Tentative Schedule:
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Travel to Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Arrive at Energy Information Center (EIC)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Presentation in EIC Auditorium
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tour of Palo Verde site
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch in the Energy Information Center
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Return to SHPE Convention
Tour Restrictions:
- No open-toe or open-heel shoes are authorized (athletic shoes are allowed).
- All tour participants must wear long pants and a sleeved shirt (while short sleeves are acceptable, tank tops and sleeveless shirts are not allowed).
- No weapons of any type, alcohol, illegal drugs, or explosives are allowed onsite (all vehicles entering the site are searched by Security).
- All visitors must bring a current government-issued photo ID — driver's license for U.S. citizens or passport for non-U.S. citizens.
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or. Permanent Resident
Scheduled Time: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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| Chevron | Description: Onsite Activities:
- Tour Chevron Phoenix fuel terminal
- Provide overview of petroleum supply chain (upstream, downstream) and marketing areas where Chevron operates
- Overview of Chevron engineering careers and opportunities
Required Attire: Closed toe leather or sneaker/ walking shoes. Full length pants and long sleeve shirt.
US Residency Requirement: Ability to legally work in the United States
Scheduled Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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| Owens Corning | Description: Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company for 54 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $5 billion in 2007 and 18,000 employees in 26 countries on five continents. - Safety Orientation & OC Heritage
- Facility Tour
- Q&A with local facility Leadership & Employees
- Opportunity to interact with manufacturing professionals with leading expertise in process and production requirements.
US Residency Requirement: Ability to work legally in the U.S.
Scheduled Time: 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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| Raytheon | Wednesday, November 12th, 8am-4pm. Students are should arrive one day early, November 11th.
Description: Tour of various Missile Systems facilities within the “Airport plantsite” in Tucson, Arizona. Students registering for Raytheon facility tour must arrange travel to PHX No later than Tuesday, November 11th.
US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship
- Proof of US Citizenship: Birth Certificate or Passport
Scheduled Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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| Medtronic | | Description: Medtronic is the world's leading medical implantable technology comparing, impacting the quality of life of someone every 5 seconds. Tour their microelectronics center of excellence, where over 1100 employees are engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of microelectronics. These microelectronics are used in cardiac rhythmn , neuromodulation, diabetes and patient management devices to treat a variety of chronic disease states. You will observe the manufacture of hybrid devices in a world class manufacturing environment. Target Majors: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering w/a focus in ME or EE, Computer Science/IT US Residency Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Scheduled Time: 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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