RIT Co-op: Data Engineer

Rochester Regional Health

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an RIT co-op student on the Emerging Technology Team, you will help Rochester Regional Health build a Modern Data Platform so teams and AI tools can safely use trusted data. You will help build and improve data pipelines, reports, and data quality checks, work with real health system data, and contribute work used by teams across RRH. This is a double-block co-op starting in January 2027. The position is hybrid, full-time, and scheduled Monday through Friday during the day. Applicants must be enrolled as a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled as a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Familiarity with some of the following: Python, SQL, Git and GitHub, APIs and JSON, data analysis and visualization, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), automation and scripting, Power BI, Looker or Tableau, Snowflake, Docker, and GitHub Actions.
• Enjoys solving difficult problems and figuring things out independently.
• Has built things outside the classroom and can explain how they work.
• Uses AI development tools to learn and build faster.
• Communicates technical ideas clearly in conversation and writing, and asks questions.
• Is curious, self-motivated, and excited to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, and cloud tools.
• Help prepare and validate data for analytics and AI use cases.
• Build dashboards and reports, such as Power BI reports on AI adoption and usage.
• Automate repetitive data tasks with scripts and GitHub Actions.
• Document how pipelines work so others can run and extend them.
• Work with the Emerging Technology team and IT Applications data engineers.
• Explain work clearly to non-technical partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed