Edge AI Engineering Intern

Equipment & Controls, Inc. • Wampum, PA

7h

About The Position

Equipment & Controls, Inc. is a successful and innovative Emerson Impact Partner. ECI provides an entrepreneurial opportunity for each employee to achieve our common mission of Delivering Successful Customer Outcomes 100% of the Time. Our customer base includes oil and gas, chemical, power, food and beverage, mining and metals, life sciences, pulp and paper, refining, petrochemical, OEM and nuclear industries. With offices in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, ECI is the region’s leader in process control and industrial automation products and solutions. We seek individuals that share our passion for excellence.

Business Unit/Department: Engineering Services

Location: Lawrence, PA

Job Summary:
We are looking for a passionate AI Engineering Intern to help us bridge the gap between complex industrial data and actionable intelligence. This summer, you won't just be writing code; you will be building an "Agentic Librarian" and deploying fault detecting real-time vision models to the edge. You will work at the intersection of Computer Vision (CV) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), deploying models onto the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin platform and cloud platforms to solve real-world problems for our sales and engineering team.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, AI, Robotics, Data Science, or a related technical field.
• Must have a strong desire to learn technologies such as Ubuntu, ROBOFLOW, CNNs, Computer Vision models in a hands-on environment
• Interest in AI computer hardware, edge computing, and software
• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interface with internal stakeholders
• Must have the ability to do regional travel (PA,OH,WV) day trips
• Must be able to perform physical tasks including standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, overhead reaching, climbing, stooping, pushing/pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds; work in varying temperatures; and drive for extended periods or distances

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with the Jetson platform preferred
• Prior experience working with ROBOFLOW, CNNs, Computer Vision models preferred

Responsibilities

• Investigate and test high-accuracy vision model training using Roboflow and YOLO to automate the detection of equipment defects and the analysis of industrial documentation.
• Develop and refine "agentic" workflows and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems to unify data across disparate repositories and enable rapid data extraction.
• Learn to manage and deploy AI applications within the Ubuntu/Jetpack ecosystem, utilizing Docker to optimize performance on GPU-accelerated hardware like the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin.
• Conduct rigorous testing of AI applications to identify shortcomings and ensure reliability prior to the adoption phase.
• Assist in authoring comprehensive Operational Procedures and training documentation to ensure consistent and clear adoption of AI tools by employees.
• Partner with Service, Software, and Electrical Engineers to translate field requirements into technical features while maintaining hardware and system integrity.
• Prioritize AI application efforts on tasks that are data-driven or time-consuming to drive maximum efficiency for ECI.
• Assist the Project Lead in compiling Viability Reports that describe the specific applications of AI, their risks, and their projected impact on quality and efficiency.
• Complete ECI-funded certifications, including Google Prompting Essentials and NVIDIA virtual AI courses, to support project technical requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed