AI Engineering, ERP Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

ABB is hiring an AI Engineering, ERP intern for Summer 2027 in Cary, NC, reporting to the IS Manager. The internship is onsite or hybrid and gives hands-on experience building AI agents and tools that connect to business systems, with weekly deliverables and demos. It is open to students who can continue part-time, remotely, for about six months after the summer.

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 whether answers are right and improve them
• Ship small pieces every week 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 the next person can pick it up

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in a master's program, or in the third or fourth year of a bachelor's program, in computer science, mathematics, data science or industrial engineering in the United States; master's students preferred
• Available to continue part-time, remotely, for about six months after the 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 with a shipped project, 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