Rockwell Automation
Student Employee: Materials Engineer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States · Internship
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About the role
- As a Materials Engineering lab technician, you will be responsible for execution several tasks, tests and experiments, carried out in a laboratory setting, under the direction of chemists and materials engineers.
- Additionally, you will be responsible for regular maintenance of laboratory equipment as well maintaining inventory of lab supplies.
- You will report to the manager of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and will obtain daily direction from engineers working in an accelerated corrosion lab.
Responsibilities
- Perform setup and operation of product corrosion tests in simulated harsh industrial environments. Also, perform post-test tear down analysis on exposed products and document the results.
- Disassemble products and perform post-test optical analysis
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university
- Legal authorization to work in the US is required.
- Familiarity with chemical and materials lab environment
Nice to have
- The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
Skills
- Work with hand and power tools
Compensation
- For this role, the Base Hourly Compensation is from $23 - $32.
Benefits
- Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
- ... and other local benefits!
- Our benefits for the US can be found here.
- Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.
Company info
- Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile.
- With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special.
- Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
- We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work.
- And if that's you we would love to have you join us!
- This position is part of a job family.
Equal opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
- If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the
Visa & Work Authorization
- We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
This listing is sourced directly from Rockwell Automation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.