Overview:

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production.  Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 17 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.

Responsibilities:

Are you a Mechanical Engineer looking for an Intern program to sharpen your skills?

Do you have the drive to succeed?

This Mechanical Engineer Co-Op/Internship - SPRING 2025 is based out of our corporate headquarters in Beachwood, OH but will have the opportunity to travel to our plant facilities within a 4-hour distance to see the benefits of their project work in action.  We are open to Co-Op and extension with right candidate.  Candidate must be willing to work from the Beachwood location.

  This role is for Junior and Senior level college students

  

Development Tasks:

AutoCAD/Inventor drafting, design and revision updatesIntroduction AutoCAD and Orientation Real Alloy Standards and Library

Draw from sketch

Update Drawing from Field Markups

Draw Project Task, Initial Design

Apply AutoCAD skills as needed

Design of production equipment for serviceDevelop project scope

Design prototype/model

Create RFQ packets, analyze bids

Create spares/wear component list

Automation UpgradesIdentify opportunities for automation and support findings

Work with electrical controls team

Coordinate modification of existing equipment to facilitate automation upgrades

PrototypingDesign of scale models virtually/physically

Performing tests and translating/comparing to full scale operation

Communication SkillsCorporate

Manufacturing

Project Teams

Task Organization

Projects Tasks:

Assignment of project tasksDesign concept

Hardware development

Co-work with Electrical Engineering

Programming and Testing

Communication between Engineering and Plant personnel

Project Documentation

Deployment Plan

Implementation at plant

Translation Plan to like in kind equipment

Report out to business

Potential ProjectsLeak detection - Gas, Air, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Etc.

Design and generate BOM for test furnace

Design automated or integrated rotary furnace dross rake/dam

Design equipment for process improvement (sow removal, labelling, Skimming etc.)

Design equipment for molten metal transfer from furnace to launder

Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a BS/MS Mechanical engineering degree - minimum of 3 years' progress towards a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Overall GPA of 3.25 or above

Ability to travel to job-sites for 1-3 days if needed

Ability to read an electrical schematic

AutoCad familiarity and/or experience

Familiarity with data collection, analysis, and presentation

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

Equal Opportunity:

REAL ALLOY is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR teams will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.