R & D Process Co-Op

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of “shaping a sustainable world together” we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace automotive beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Novelis has approximately 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Novelis Kennesaw team is seeking a R&D Process Co-Op. The person in this role will report to a Senior Scientist. The ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting literature review and coordinating lab-scale trials to develop an understanding of advanced process technologies for Al sheet products. This position will contribute to improve productivity and product performance.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough literature review on advanced process technologies for Al sheet products
• Work with experienced scientists and engineers to develop advanced process technologies for Al sheet products
• Coordinate material preparation and lab trials to ensure on-time in-full delivery of results
• Acquire, analyze, and interpret data, and disseminate results with Novelis and produce a final report to Co-op’s supervisor
• Manage and safeguard all data sets and transfer to Co-op’s supervisor for future study
• Observe all environmental, health and safety regulations, and where applicable contribute to their improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with currently enrolling in undergraduate 3rd or 4th year
• Lab work experience (experiment design and safe chemical handling)
• Basic knowledge of material processing and metallurgy
• Lab safety awareness
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be available for at least 6 months starting in May 2025

Preferred Qualifications:

• Materials science PhD candidate currently enrolled in program
• Advantageous to have hands-on experience in materials processing, heat treatment, microstructure characterization, and property evaluation
• Experience in optical and electron microscopy, and image analysis considered an asset
• Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:

• Combined housing and relocation stipend for out of state interns or interns outside an extended radius
• Competitive pay

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training, are without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Location Profile

Novelis’ Global Research and Technology Center located in Kennesaw Georgia within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area is a cutting-edge full-service research and technology hub that employs approximately 200 people including world-class engineers metallurgists chemists scientists technologists and technicians. The facility includes state-of-the-art lab equipment and a diverse mix of product pilot lines that bring innovative solutions to customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. Kennesaw provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural opportunities and educational institutions. Novelis is committed to the Kennesaw community and supports a number of local charitable organizations including Habitat for Humanity as well as FIRST Robotics aimed at encouraging young people to pursue the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in order to spur the next generation of scientists and innovators.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

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