Jobs at Steel Dynamics, Inc

Performs journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement analysis, intercompany transaction reconciliation, inventory monitoring, and audit support. The role also assists with daily and month-end accounting activities, collaborates with divisional and corporate accounting teams, and participates in system conversion initiatives.

Quality Interns support steel manufacturing quality programs, maintain PFMEAs and control plans, participate in audits, perform root cause analysis, test coil and metallurgical properties, review nonconforming material, monitor vendors, conduct strip inspections, and contribute to continuous improvement projects.

Mechanical Engineering Interns support engineering and industrial operations through experiments, data analysis, reporting, process improvement, CAD design, equipment testing, and hands-on mechanical maintenance. They collaborate with engineers, operators, and maintenance teams to diagnose issues, develop equipment improvements, optimize production processes, enhance safety, and reduce downtime. The internship combines office-based engineering work with practical experience on the steel production floor.

Electrical Engineering Intern supporting substation reliability, preventive maintenance, electrical system troubleshooting, instrumentation and controls, HMI programming, schematic updates, installation projects, inventory planning, and safety initiatives. The role combines office-based engineering with hands-on industrial experience alongside electricians, operators, contractors, vendors, and maintenance teams in an aluminum cold mill environment.

Electrical Engineering Interns support substation reliability, preventative maintenance, safety initiatives, electrical upgrades, instrumentation and controls, troubleshooting, documentation, inventory, and procurement planning. The role combines office-based engineering with hands-on industrial experience, including field installations, maintenance, schematic updates, HMI programming, PLC logic development, and collaboration with electricians, contractors, vendors, and internal teams.

Supports metallurgy and melt shop operations through scrap and alloy analysis, production data collection, yield-loss identification, process optimization, casting activities, and quality assurance testing. The intern collaborates with operators, engineers, and laboratory personnel, assists with scrap recovery projects, validates spectrometry results, and gains hands-on exposure to steel and aluminum production processes.

Supports scrap analysis, alloy verification, melt shop operations, production data analysis, yield-loss identification, scrap recovery, process optimization, casting operations, and quality assurance. Collaborates with operators, engineers, and laboratory personnel to improve efficiency, validate results, and maintain data accuracy and certification standards.

Administers Salesforce, including security, configuration, data governance, reporting, dashboards, and integrations. Gathers requirements, improves business processes, supports technology enhancements, trains users, and coordinates vendors. Also manages the organization’s website, social media, digital communications, marketing content, recruitment marketing, community engagement, sponsorships, and events while maintaining brand consistency.

Design open-web steel joists and steel decking using proprietary software. Read production bills of material and structural and erection drawings, prepare shop orders and production details, review other designers’ work, manage multiple projects, and meet project schedules in a fast-paced production environment.

Provides administrative support to marketing representatives and traders by answering phones, initiating contracts and change orders, maintaining price files and supplier reports, auditing checks, processing cash adjustments, coordinating travel, managing samples, performing data entry, and filing. The role also supports pricing-market activities and requires strong communication, organization, customer service, attention to detail, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Leads and supervises industrial department employees to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient plant operations. Responsibilities include training and coaching staff, managing performance and personnel matters, monitoring productivity and material quality, completing daily operational tasks, and enforcing safety and environmental standards. The role requires strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, physical ability to lift 50 pounds, and at least one year of supervisory or lead experience in an industrial setting.

Metallurgy interns support rolling mill projects involving structural and rebar products, materials testing, microstructural analysis, quality assurance, lab-result validation, audit preparation, and process improvement. They collaborate with operators, engineers, and laboratory personnel, collect and analyze production data, support scrap and melt optimization projects, and provide project updates. The internship offers hands-on experience in industrial steel production and metallurgical operations.

Supervise daily non-ferrous yard operations, including employee leadership, training, discipline, safety and environmental compliance, inventory management, product quality, recovery, labor, uptime, and margin performance. Ensure materials meet customer specifications, maintain accurate records, and support operational goals in an industrial setting.

Conduct aluminum hemming and wrap bend tests, prepare and characterize samples, analyze microstructure and test data, and develop structure-property relationships. The intern will establish testing SOPs, identify material and process improvement opportunities, collaborate with metallurgists, engineers, laboratory personnel, and production teams, and prepare technical reports and presentations. The role combines hands-on production-floor experience with office-based engineering work in the Quality Department.

Mechanical Engineering Intern supporting operations and industrial projects in the Melt/Cast Department. Responsibilities include conducting experiments, analyzing data, preparing reports, improving processes, troubleshooting mechanical systems, performing CAD design, and assisting with maintenance alongside operators and engineers. The role combines office-based engineering work with hands-on industrial experience, including equipment redesign, predictive maintenance, process optimization, tooling development, and safety improvements.

Supports inside sales through customer service, order entry, quote preparation, pricing and freight data maintenance, customer inquiry resolution, and sales reporting. The intern also learns steel products, manufacturing operations, logistics, inventory management, quality control, and the full sales cycle while collaborating with sales, production, shipping, and other business teams.

Develops and integrates IT systems, codes and debugs applications, supports technology and functional implementations, resolves hardware and software issues, and collaborates with end users to improve business processes and workflows. Provides technology recommendations and becomes an expert in business applications. This is an on-site role five days per week.

Engineer and coordinate plant electrical capital and non-capital projects, including power distribution, lighting, cable and conduit installations, and electrical system improvements. Coordinate contractors, support production departments, assist with process improvement and troubleshooting, and oversee plant power distribution, maintenance, and operations. The role requires an electrical engineering degree, power systems knowledge, safety focus, and cross-functional collaboration.

Accounting interns assist with journal entries, reconciliations, period-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, capital projects, inventory, expenses, and internal controls. They collaborate with accounting and operations teams, resolve discrepancies, support special projects, and provide financial insights while gaining operational and corporate accounting experience.

One-year rotational sales development program for recent college graduates. Trainees gain experience in sales, customer service, market analysis, steel operations, and commercial systems through assignments, mentorship, projects, and travel to company locations and customer sites. Successful participants may transition into inside sales or customer service roles. The position is based in Northeast Indiana and requires extensive travel and potential relocation.