Automation Engineering Intern

NOVELIS; Bay Minette (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NOVELIS Bay Minette is seeking an Automation Engineer Intern to support automation, controls, and digital manufacturing initiatives at our Bay Minette, Alabama facility. This internship offers hands-on experience with industrial automation systems in a modern aluminum manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams, plus data-driven improvement projects and a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Pursuing bachelor’s degree in automation-related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support automation, controls, and process improvement projects.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and instrumentation.
• Analyze production data to identify trends and improvements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams.
• Document work and present findings to the team.

Skills

PLC exposure

Data analytics

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Automation Eng or related field

Tools

PLC programming

HMI systems

Job description

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Novelis Bay Minette is seeking an Automation Engineer Intern to support automation, controls, and digital manufacturing initiatives at our Bay Minette, Alabama facility. This internship provides hands‑on experience with industrial automation systems, process improvement projects, and data‑driven manufacturing solutions in an advanced aluminum manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support automation, controls, and process improvement projects across the Bay Minette facility.
• Assist with troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, control systems, and related manufacturing technologies.
• Analyze production and process data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams to support project execution.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Document project work and present findings or recommendations to the team.
• Promote a strong safety culture and comply with site safety and environmental standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• Junior, Senior, or recent graduate standing.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to PLCs, HMIs, robotics, controls, instrumentation, or data analytics.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and continuous improvement principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and data analysis tools.

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well‑being:

• Competitive pay

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training, are without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Location Profile

Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high‑paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis