AI Engineering, Business Systems Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

ABB is hiring an AI Engineering, Business Systems intern for Summer 2027, reporting to the IS Manager. The internship offers hands-on projects in building AI agents and workflows that connect to business systems, with an onsite/hybrid work model in Cary, NC. It is open to students currently enrolled in a U.S. master's program or the third or fourth year of a bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, data science or industrial engineering; master's students are preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Build the AI layer's agents, tools and data connectors in Python, reading from business systems via APIs and SQL
• Design multi-step agent flows in LangGraph or a comparable framework, with human approval built in; work only in read-only access and sandbox environments
• Choose the right retrieval method for each question: database query, API call or document search
• Build evaluation sets, measure answer quality and improve them
• Deliver small pieces weekly and demo them to the team and business users
• Use AI coding assistants openly and explain every line of code committed
• Document what you build and learn so others can pick it up

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in a U.S. master's program or the third/fourth year of a bachelor's program in CS, math, data science or industrial engineering
• Able to continue part-time, remotely for about six months after summer alongside studies
• Reliable transportation to and from the worksite during the summer
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future

Required skills

• Python projects that can be run by others, with git and tests
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs: model APIs, tool calling, structured outputs
• SQL, including joins across multiple tables
• Working understanding of REST APIs and JSON
• Valued but not required: LangGraph, embeddings, vector search, RAG, MCP, knowledge graphs (e.g. Neo4j), a cloud platform, or supply chain/manufacturing/ERP concepts

What we offer

• Expected pay of $20-$34 per hour, depending on qualifications, graduation year and experience
• Opportunity to gain practical experience and support ABB's operations