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 - FALL 2023 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 updates
Introduction 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 service
Develop project scope
Design prototype/model
Create RFQ packets, analyze bids
Create spares/wear component list
Automation Upgrades
Identify opportunities for automation and support findings
Work with electrical controls team
Coordinate modification of existing equipment to facilitate automation upgrades
Prototyping
Design of scale models virtually/physically
Performing tests and translating/comparing to full scale operation
Communication Skills
Corporate
Manufacturing
Project Teams
Task Organization
Projects Tasks:
Assignment of project tasks
Design 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 Projects
Leak 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
: 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.