Electrical 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 an Electrical Engineer looking for an Intern program to sharpen your skills?
• Do you have the drive to succeed?

This
Electrical Engineering SPRING or SUMMER 2027 Co-Op/Internship
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 Electrical drafting, design and revision updates

Introduction AutoCAD Electrical 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

Training on applying power design concepts for

Safety requirements for Low Voltage, Controls Power

480VAC Motor Start, Soft Starter and AC Drives

120VAC and 24VDC Controls

Emergency Stop and Safety Circuits

Training on applying technology design concepts

Industrial communications and Ethernet

Rockwell PLC Platforms

Hardware ControlLogix/CompactLogix/SLC500/MicroLogix and Remote I/O

Input & Output Interface to equipment

Online Troubleshooting and Support

Rockwell Studio 5000 / RS Logix 500 PLC programming

Programming Organization

Self-Documentation

Ignition SCADA/HMI programming

Projects Tasks

Assignment of project tasks

Design concept

Hardware development

Co-work with Mechanical 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

Combustion Controls Gas and Air Flow Meter HART Integration

480VAC Switchgear Power Equipment Data Integration and Collection into Ignition SCADA

Develop Reverberatory Furnace Electrical Drawing set

Integration of AC Drives into PLCs and SCADA over Ethernet

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a BS/MS electrical 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 electrical circuits design and operation
• Familiarity with data collection, analysis, and presentation
• Knowledge of and/or experience with PLC programming (preferably Allen Bradley)
• Knowledge of and/or experience with HMI programming

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.