Mechanical Engineer Intern / Co-Op - SPRING / SUMMER 2027

Real Alloy; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Alloy is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Co‑Op/Intern for Spring or Summer 2027, based at our Beachwood, OH headquarters. The role offers exposure to AutoCAD/Inventor drafting, design of production equipment, and automation upgrades across multiple plant facilities within a 4‑hour travel radius.

Applicants must be pursuing a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering with at least 3 years toward the degree, maintain a 3.25+ GPA, read electrical schematics, and be prepared to travel.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering with at least 3 years completed toward a degree.
• Overall GPA of 3.25 or above.
• Willingness to travel to job-sites 1–3 days as needed.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• AutoCAD familiarity or experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform AutoCAD/Inventor drafting, design and revision updates.
• Design production equipment concepts and prototypes.
• Develop project scope, RFQ packets and analysis of bids.
• Coordinate automation upgrades with controls teams and plant personnel.
• Prototype and test scale models, translate results to full-scale operations.
• Communicate across corporate, manufacturing and project teams.

Skills

AutoCAD

Inventor

Schematic reading

Data analysis

Education

Pursuing BS/MS Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Inventor

Job description

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 a Mechanical Engineer looking for an Intern program to sharpen your skills? Do you have the drive to succeed? This Mechanical Engineer Co-Op/Internship - SPRING or SUMMER 2027 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.

Development Tasks

• AutoCAD/Inventor drafting, design and revision updates
  • Introduction AutoCAD 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
• Design of production equipment for service
  • Develop project scope
  • Design prototype/model
  • Create RFQ packets, analyze bids
  • Create spares/wear component list
• Automation Upgrades
  • Identify opportunities for automation and support findings
  • Work with electrical controls team
  • Coordinate modification of existing equipment to facilitate automation upgrades
• Prototyping
  • Design of scale models virtually/physically
  • Performing tests and translating/comparing to full scale operation
• Communication Skills
  • Corporate
  • Manufacturing
  • Project Teams
  • Task Organization

Projects Tasks

• Assignment of project tasks
  • Design concept
  • Hardware development
  • Co-work with Electrical 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
  • Leak detection - Gas, Air, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Etc.
  • Design and generate BOM for test furnace
  • Design automated or integrated rotary furnace dross rake/dam
  • Design equipment for process improvement (sow removal, labelling, Skimming etc.)
  • Design equipment for molten metal transfer from furnace to launder

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS/MS Mechanical 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 data collection, analysis, and presentation

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.