R&D Metallurgy Engineering Co-Op (Summer 2024)

Position Overview: 

The Novelis Global Research and Development team is seeking a R&D Metallurgy Co-Op. The person in this role will report to the Lead Scientist of the Metallurgy Cluster. The ideal candidate will be responsible for investigating crystallographic texture and intermetallic phase evolution of new high recycled content beverage can alloy products. This position will contribute to the establishing fundamental knowledge and the internal/external publications. 

Responsibilities: 

• Investigate the crystallographic texture and intermetallic phase evolution of various recycle friendly can alloy products 
• Identify the quantitative correlation between the alloy composition and the texture / phase changes 
• Understand fundamental mechanism of microstructure and properties evolution 
• Assess the immediate and potential risks and provide relevant solutions 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Junior or senior year in metallurgical engineering or materials science and engineering 
• Basic metallurgical knowledge 
• Basic data analysis (Excel) knowledge 
• Hands-on experiences or basic knowledge on sample preparation and optical microscopy, mechanical testing, and electron optics 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Master in metallurgical engineering or materials science and engineering 
• Analytical experience on crystallographic texture and phase identification of Aluminum alloys 
• Experiences on SEM, EBSD, TEM and/or XRD 
• Advanced data analysis, e.g. Origin, MatLab, MiniTab, Python, etc. 

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 and scientists. 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.

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