Vacation Student - Electrical Engineer - WA (Nov 2026) …, Pinjarra

About the role Shape your career by joining Alcoa’s Vacation Student program! Based in WA at our Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries and our Booragoon Corporate office, you’ll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations. Throughout your 12-week paid summer placement, you’ll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and become an integral part of our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await. During the program, you will be matched with a senior specialist who will offer hands‑on training , mentoring , and coaching . The program is designed to support you in becoming a creative problem‑solver , assisting you in completing meaningful projects that will be assigned to you. What’s on offer?
- Exposure to industry and a future career at Alcoa.
- An attractive hourly rate of pay for the hours you work.
- Meaningful project work that provides you with valuable hands‑on work experience
- Working locally , in an onsite environment enabling you to return home to friends and family every night.
- Inclusion and diversity networks; shaping a culture where everyone is welcome , respected and heard .
- Be part of our commitment to sustainability , delivering world class technology and innovations that lead the aluminium industry!
- A workplace culture that strongly values your safety .
- Increased opportunity to gain a place in the Alcoa Graduate Program after you have completed your degree
- Access to the Alcoa Live Well program with a selection of health & wellbeing discount offers to help you live your best life! What you’ll be doing As an Electrical Engineering Vacation Student at Alcoa, you will be:
- Based at one of our WA locations on site in the Peel and Upper Southwest regions.
- Assigned a project that both delivers real value to the business and provides you with hands‑on industry experience, within one of our Reliability & Maintenance, Powerhouse or Asset Management teams.
- Exposed to various technical problems and work collaboratively to identify solutions to support the business.
- Involved in audits of electrical equipment design and maintenance to ensure compliance with relevant standards. You will be given an appropriate level of responsibility to handle assigned project(s), utilizing your cutting-edge thinking , eagerness to learn, and passion for growth to make meaningful contributions to the business. In our open‑minded workplace , your ideas will be highly valued within a supportive environment that encourages creative thinking. If you are currently studying tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, we want to hear from you! About you We are interested in hearing from curious university students who are:
- Ideally, in their penultimate year of study, however we do accept applications across all year groups.
- Self‑motivated and passionate for their chosen discipline, eager to learn and expand their knowledge.
- Capable of working independently with the ability to communicate and engage with multiple to obtain a project outcome.
- Strong team players with effective time management, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
- Available to commence end of November for a full‑time 12‑week period ending February.
- Have the ability to travel to and from your work location each day. Become a valued part of the team that’s reinventing the aluminium industry for a sustainable future, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Application and Recruitment process
- Submit your online application via the link provided or the Alcoa Careers website, and include a cover letter, resume and academic transcript.
- Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete:
- A short online video interview.
- Psychometric testing
- Reference checking
- Pre‑employment medical assessment #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rs71o