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 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
What OTTO offers for this specific position:
- Hourly rate: $15.25 per hour
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