Automation Engineering Intern: MES & Industrial IT

Novelis; Guthrie (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing relocation stipend

Competitive pay

Job summary

Novelis in Guthrie, KY is offering a 12-week on-site Automation Engineering internship for Summer 2027. The intern will work with the local engineering team, gain hands-on experience, and report to the Engineering Leader.

The role emphasizes learning MES and process automation and supports multiple projects across operations. Ideal candidates are currently enrolled in a 4-year program, are sophomores to seniors or recent grads, and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited 4-year university; Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or recent graduate.
• Authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interactions across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Learn industrial networking and infrastructure, application development, and data exchange between systems.
• Provide support for Automation Engineering projects.
• Contribute to MES system and automation improvements in the plant.
• Assist in scripting interfaces and messaging between MES and subsystems.
• Maintain automation cluster and related server/storage/virtual environment.
• Assist OS and application updates on automation devices.
• Apply advanced engineering techniques to solve complex problems.
• Support manufacturing by collaborating with Operations, Engineering and Process Groups.

Skills

SQL programming

Education

Enrolled in a 4-year university

Tools

MS SQL Server

T-SQL

C#

MSMQ

RESTful APIs

Angular

NodeJS

Git

Azure DevOps

Windows administration

Active Directory

Cisco networking

VMware vSphere

Kepware OPC

WinCC

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Novelis in Guthrie, KY is offering a 12-week on-site Automation Engineering internship for Summer 2027. The intern will work with the local engineering team, gain hands-on experience, and report to the Engineering Leader.

The role emphasizes learning MES and process automation and supports multiple projects across operations. Ideal candidates are currently enrolled in a 4-year program, are sophomores to seniors or recent grads, and possess strong communication skills.