SAP iXp Intern - AI Research PhD Associate (Summer 2026)

SAP • Stanford, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers. This is more than an internship, it’s the foundation for a career built on connection, creativity, and impact. As a PhD Intern you will work with a team of experienced researchers and data scientists taking on challenges posed by the SAP customers and product units. You will have the chance to work with some of the richest data sets available in the world addressing real-world problems.

Requirements

• You are a PhD student at least in your second year or PostDocs, specializing in our research area: Agentic AI systems or scalable synthetic data generation for agents
• Experience with a strong foundation in AI, including building agentic AI systems, LLM and agent evaluation, LLM fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, and synthetic data generation
• A strong publication record in recognized ML/NLP conferences or journals such as ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS
• Proficient in LangGraph, or some agentic system development framework, with a good understanding of agent evaluation and best practices
• Must be fluent in English.
• The duration of the internship is at least 4 months but ideally 6 months and should take place in 2026.

Nice To Haves

• We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stay curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Perform state of the art research to advance the performance of agents in enterprise environment
• Choose from different focus topics: Agentic AI systems development and evaluation, LLM fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, or synthetic data generation for enterprise environments.
• Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to SAP product development
• Collaborate with academic researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results

Benefits

• Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
• personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.
• endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.
• SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree