Surface Science and Engineering Co-op

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.

Surface Science and Engineering Co-op

Company 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.

Position Overview

The Novelis Surface Science team located in Kennesaw GA is seeking a Surface R&D Co-Op. This role is responsible for detailed surface characterization and analysis of rolled sheet aluminum. A battery of evaluation techniques including tribological surface corrosion and microstructural characterization will be employed to differentiate surface quality properties and performance. The general output of this study will serve as foundational knowledge to bridge the process-property-performance understanding from a surface perspective. This co-op position will start May 2026 and end in December 2026.

Responsibilities

• Observe all environmental health and safety regulations
• Collaborate with Scientist and Engineers for design of experiments and creating detailed test plans
• Coordinate material preparation and submission through LIMS and act as liaison between Project and Laboratory teams
• Surface analysis techniques including but not limited to SEM/EDS XPS topography contact angle electrochemical measurements tribometer testing
• Communicate and present findings

Minimum qualifications

• Engineering or Materials Science undergraduate senior
• Lab work or research experience
• Lab safety awareness
• Fundamental knowledge in one or more the following: Tribology Metallurgy Electrochemistry Corrosion

Preferred qualifications

• Engineering or Materials Science graduate level student
• Surface characterization experience
• Knowledge of metal processing (rolling heat treatment mechanical testing)
• Project management
• Data Correlation and Statistical analysis of large data sets

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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