Mechanical Engineer Intern / Co-Op - SPRING / SUMMER 2027

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 or SUMMER 2027 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.
• 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