Process Automation Intern — Engineering, Innovation & Impact

aksteel; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs in Dearborn, MI offers an internship program in process control engineering. Interns work with engineering leaders on software development, hardware maintenance, and automation improvements across mill processes. You’ll build professional connections with potential for future full-time employment.

Enrollment in a BS program (CS/EE/related) and sophomore standing by summer 2027 is required; US work authorization is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a BS program in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical degree
• Completion of sophomore year by summer 2027

Responsibilities

• Software development across languages and hardware platforms
• Maintenance of hardware and software
• Automation system maintenance and problem solving
• Modifications to automation to adapt to new products/processes
• Address issues impacting production or reliability
• Process modeling for mill processes
• Administration of OS and relational databases
• Work with vision systems, thermal imaging, RFID/barcode tagging, X-ray/gauges
• Coordinate with production, vendors, R&D and staff departments

Skills

Software development

Operating systems

Relational databases

Networking technologies

Vision systems

Education

Bachelor of Science enrollment (CS/EE/related)

Tools

C/C++

Python

SQL

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs in Dearborn, MI offers an internship program in process control engineering. Interns work with engineering leaders on software development, hardware maintenance, and automation improvements across mill processes. You’ll build professional connections with potential for future full-time employment.

Enrollment in a BS program (CS/EE/related) and sophomore standing by summer 2027 is required; US work authorization is mandatory.