Intern - AI Engineer

CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES, INC.

Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a specialty building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to building challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product categories. Our products are a part of some of the most iconic buildings around the world–from the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, to the Oculus at the World Trade Center Transit Hub in Manhattan. If you want to work in an inspiring atmosphere and collaborate with customers and colleagues to solve challenges, we're the right place for you. CS: People. Buildings. Better.

Equal opportunity is not only the law but is the basis of how we ensure that our workplace fosters an environment of fairness, equality, and respect. It is the policy of Construction Specialties to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. In addition, Construction Specialties will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on our operations.

Scope Of Position

We're seeking a highly motivated and curious intern to develop AI competencies. This internship offers a unique opportunity to explore and create autonomous AI agents. You will work alongside experienced IT architects, gaining hands-on experience in designing, training, and evaluating agent-based systems. This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and a desire to learn about the exciting and rapidly evolving field of agentic AI.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

• Assist in the development and implementation of AI agent algorithms: This may include working with reinforcement learning, planning, natural language processing, and other relevant techniques.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of simulation environments: These environments will be used to train and test our AI agents.
• Help with the collection and preparation of data: This data will be crucial for training and evaluating agent performance.
• Conduct experiments and analyze results: You will help to evaluate the performance of different agent architectures and algorithms.
• Document code and experiments: Maintaining clear and organized documentation is essential for reproducibility and collaboration.
• Explore and learn new technologies and frameworks: The field of AI is constantly evolving, so a willingness to learn is crucial.
  
  

Primary Location

US-NJ-Lebanon

Job Type

IT

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE/ EDUCATION: (Minimum Education and/or Experience required)

• Must be a current undergraduate student majoring in an accredited degree program for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field entering their junior or senior year.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills – written & verbal
• Strong organizational skills, able to multi-task and prioritize work
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or other languages required in AI development.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and techniques.
• A passion for AI and a desire to learn about agent-based systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hybrid (3 days office, 2 WFH).
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation.