Industrial Automation Internship: Hands-On PLC/SCADA

UNAVAILABLE; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Furnished Housing Free of Cost

401(k) & Company Match

Employee Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Intern Extravaganza

Competitive Pay

Job summary

Steel Dynamics Columbus Flat Roll Division in Mississippi is offering an electrical engineering internship that blends office engineering with hands-on production-floor work. Interns will collaborate with operators and maintenance teams to apply engineering principles to equipment and systems, designing solutions and testing them in real conditions.

The program runs part-time during the 2026-2027 school year with potential full-time hours in Summer 2027, and candidates should be located in the

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Automation/Controls Engineering.
• Fundamental programming principles and debugging skills.
• Interest in industrial automation and manufacturing tech.
• Ability to work in a team in an industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety policies and assist with risk assessments.
• Assist PLC and HMI programming, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation.
• Support automation projects through programming and control system modifications.
• Develop and maintain control system documentation, including schematics and procedures.
• Collaborate with operators, electricians, maintenance, IT and production teams to implement automation improvements.
• Create backups and follow change management procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Industrial automation interest

Programming basics

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Automation/Controls Engineering

Tools

STEP 7

TIA Portal

Job description

Steel Dynamics Columbus Flat Roll Division in Mississippi is offering an electrical engineering internship that blends office engineering with hands-on production-floor work. Interns will collaborate with operators and maintenance teams to apply engineering principles to equipment and systems, designing solutions and testing them in real conditions.

The program runs part-time during the 2026-2027 school year with potential full-time hours in Summer 2027, and candidates should be located in the