Process Control Engineering Intern

Cleveland-Cliffs
Newburgh Heights, Ohio, United StatesPosted Sep 10, 2026

About the role

Location: Cleveland, OH Cleveland-Cliffs takes pride in offering a variety of opportunities for students and new graduates who have an interest in the steel industry and a passion for innovation and sustainability. We offer a best-in-class internship program in the industry and partner with many universities to provide co-op opportunities. Working beside industry-leading engineering and operational leaders, our interns/co-ops will create meaningful solutions to real-world problems. As an intern/co-op with Cleveland-Cliffs, you will build life-long professional connections and have the opportunity to be considered for future full-time employment. As a Process Control Engineering Intern at Cleveland-Cliffs, the projects assigned will vary based on the intern’s education level and plant location, but will generally reflect the duties outlined below.

Summary of Responsibilities

Software development in a variety of programming languages and on a variety of hardware platforms Maintenance of computer hardware and software Maintenance and problem solving of all aspects of the automation system Modifications to the automation system to adapt to new products and processes Address issues that may impact production or system reliability Process modeling for mill processes of a chemical, metallurgical and mechanical nature Administration of a variety of Operating Systems and relational databases on workstations and servers

Work with complex measurement systems, such as

Vision systems for product quality Thermal imaging temperature measurements RFID and barcode tag reading for product identification X-ray, nuclear gauges, and other gauging systems Work with networking technologies, high-speed data transmission, and specialty interfaces Close coordination with a production department Respond to routine and emergency requests Manage local area project, task, and priority lists Make recommendations for system and process improvements Work with vendors on products and performance

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