Apply on Employer Site

Real Alloy · 3 months ago

Electrical Engineer Intern / Co-Op - SPRING 2026

US-OH-Beachwood

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Spring

Real Alloy is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. The Electrical Engineer Intern/Co-Op role is designed for junior and senior level college students to gain hands-on experience in electrical engineering tasks and projects while working closely with both engineering and plant personnel.

ManufacturingMining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

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

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

Qualification

AutoCAD ElectricalPLC programmingHMI programmingElectrical circuits designData collectionAnalysisCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

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

Company

Real Alloy

Real Alloy is a mining & metals company that offers specification alloy and specialty products.

Founded in 1995

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://realalloy.com

H1B Sponsorship

Real Alloy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (2)

2023 (3)

2022 (1)