• Applied AI Intern - Controls - Summer

    OTTO Engineering (Carpentersville, IL)


    Applied AI Intern - Controls - Summer 2026

    OTTO's opportunity:

    We are looking for a highly motivated summer intern with strong technical and analytical capabilities to help us design and build AI-powered tools that support sales, and customer service. The selected candidate will help define, develop, and test intelligent systems that deliver measurable business value - starting with a core project, but potentially expanding as new needs and opportunities emerge.

    Potential areas of focus include:

    + Conversational AI (e.g., product-selection chatbot)

    + Intelligent quoting tools connected to ERP data

    + Workflow automation using AI models

    + AI-generated product summaries, and conversational suggestions for specific products

    + Recommendation engines for internal or external users

    Specifically, the Applied AI Intern - Controls - Summer 2026 will:

    + Work with business stakeholders to understand problems and define AI-enabled solutions

    + Help build AI workflows and get to see your efforts rolled out live on our website

    + Build web interfaces or dashboards where needed (internal tools or customer-facing apps)

    + Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and IT to integrate tools with existing systems (e.g., ERP)

    + Document your work and present outcomes to company leadership at the end of the internship

    What you'll need to bring to the table:

    + Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Software Engineering, or related field

    + Hands-on experience with Python, JavaScript, or similar

    + Familiarity with OpenAI, LLMs, or conversational AI frameworks is a plus

    + Experience working with APIs, databases, or ERP integration (or a strong desire to learn)

    + Curiosity, creativity, and a desire to solve real-world business problems using technology

    To review all of OTTO's available opportunities, please visit our career page by clicking on the link below:

    https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/

     

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