Entry Level R&D Engineer

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.

The Novelis Technology R&D organization is seeking an Entry-Level Engineer. As part of the Metallurgy team you will work on innovative projects that enhance product performance improve processing efficiency and advance recyclability. Collaborating with manufacturing operations customers and external organizations you will help transform scientific ideas into practical impactful solutions. This role offers exciting opportunities to work on diverse projects travel to Novelis plants and regional technology centers and engage with customers. Youll gain hands-on experience in product and process development while building a strong foundation for future growth in technical and leadership roles. Be part of a team driving the success of Novelis global businesses in automotive aerospace beverage can and specialty markets.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize Safety: Demonstrate a personal commitment to laboratory safety by adhering to Novelis safety rules and processes ensuring safety remains the top priority.
• Support Product and Process Development: Contribute to the development of aluminum flat-rolled products by optimizing processes such as ingot homogenization hot and cold rolling heat treatment and quenching to optimize microstructures for specific properties and performance metrics.
• Assist Alloy Development: Learn and apply advanced material characterization techniques to support alloy development activities.
• Manage Priorities: Independently balance multiple work streams supporting project leaders to meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Implement laboratory and pilot-scale plans to support development activities and assist plant-scale trials to ensure operational readiness for new products and processes.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work seamlessly with metallurgy and laboratory teams.
• Perform Experiments and Investigations: Plan implement submit LIMS requests compile results from experiments plant trials and product performance investigations for research projects.
• Drive Innovation: Create intellectual property to differentiate Novelis from competitors and maintain its leadership position.
• Enhance R&D Capabilities: Contribute to improving methods techniques equipment and quality within the R&D organization.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Materials Science (Metallurgy) or Mechanical Engineering

Experience & Skills

• A passion for research and development in aluminum flat-rolled products and processes.
• Hands-on experience designing and driving experimental test plans.
• Familiarity with sheet metal processing techniques.
• Metallurgical characterization and qualification testing skills - Knowledge of computer-aided design and data analysis tools (e.g. Python MATLAB SolidWorks) and a desire to master CALPHAD software packages (e.g. Thermo-Calc JMatPro FactSage Pandat).
• Understanding of project management principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team-oriented environment.
• Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

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 competitive in the marketplace and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your familys well-being:

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retiree Medical Plans medical and prescription drug coverage through Novelis sponsored Retiree Health Access
• Retirement Savings Account
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

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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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