AI & Advanced Modeling Co-Op - Novelis Global R&T

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 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis Kennesaw R&D team is seeking an AI & Advanced Modeling Co-op. The person in this role will report to the Sr. Modeling Scientist in the AI & Advanced Modeling team within New Domains Pillar (part of Novelis Global R&D). The ideal candidate will be responsible for generating experimental data that will be used to calibrate phase transformation models aimed at optimizing heat treatment cycle for high-recycle content alloys. The candidate will play a key role in developing modeling tools that will accelerate deployment of high-recycle content alloys that will enable Novelis to meet sustainability objectives. This co-op will begin May 2025 and end December 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Perform extensive lab-scale heat treatment tests that mimic industrial annealing steps using high-recycle content aluminum alloys
• Analyze microstructure (grain structure, phase transformation) of sheet samples using SEM/EBSD
• Perform mechanical testing of sheet samples
• Perform CALPHAD calculations to validate model prediction with experiments
• Organize experimental data to be used for model calibration
• Communicate results with team members (oral and written)

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least Senior Undergraduate in Materials Science & Engineering. Masters and PhD students preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with heat treatment and mechanical testing of metallic alloys
• Experience with SEM/EBSD
• Experience with CALPHAD software and python scripting

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.

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.

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