Process Control Engineering Intern: Innovate in Steel Tech

AK Steel Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs offers a best-in-class internship program in the steel industry, partnering with universities for co-op opportunities. As a Process Control Engineering Intern, you will work on software development, hardware maintenance, and automation enhancements across mill processes to address reliability and production needs.

Interns gain exposure to measurement systems (vision, RFID, barcodes, X-ray) and collaborate with operations teams.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Bachelor of Science 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.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of automation system.
• Modify automation to adapt to new products and processes.
• Support production reliability and system performance.
• Coordinate with Research and Development and other staff departments.

Skills

Programming languages

Hardware maintenance

Automation systems

Vision systems

RFID/barcodes

Networking

Project coordination

Education

BS in Computer Engineering / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Relational databases

Networking tech

RFID systems

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs offers a best-in-class internship program in the steel industry, partnering with universities for co-op opportunities. As a Process Control Engineering Intern, you will work on software development, hardware maintenance, and automation enhancements across mill processes to address reliability and production needs.

Interns gain exposure to measurement systems (vision, RFID, barcodes, X-ray) and collaborate with operations teams.