AI & Data Engineering Intern

Valmont Industries, Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Tuition assistance

Part-time during academic year

Full-time in summer

Job summary

Valmont is seeking an AI and Data Engineering Intern in the Agriculture Division Software Engineering Department in Omaha, NE. You will work on data-driven decision-making, cloud data systems, predictive modeling, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver actionable data insights.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with Azure-based data pipelines, feature engineering, and ML model development, with mentorship and real project exposure.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Engineering or related field.
• Proficient in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Strong Python skills (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn). Familiar with Azure.

Responsibilities

• Extract, clean, and preprocess data from Azure-based databases.
• Perform EDA to identify trends and opportunities.
• Engineer features for predictive modeling and decision-making.
• Develop and evaluate ML models for irrigation optimization.
• Document methods and present insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams on data solutions.

Skills

SQL

Python (Pandas)

Azure

Data cleaning

Time-series data

Geospatial analysis

EDA / modeling

Visualization (Power BI/Tableau)

Education

Pursuing data science or related

Strong programming background

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Plotly Dash

GeoPandas

Job description

15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154

Why Valmont

We're Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

Location: Omaha, NE | Start Date: Spring 2027

A Brief Summary of This Position

At Valmont, we believe a career here is a career with a future! As a global leader in agriculture and infrastructure, we design solutions that help our customers grow smarter and work more efficiently. As an AI and Data Engineering Intern within Valmont's Agriculture Division Software Engineering Department, you'll play an important role in advancing data-driven decision-making and irrigation optimization. You'll gain hands-on experience working with cloud-based data systems, developing predictive models, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to deliver impactful data insights. Valmont's internship program provides a hands-on learning experience through project work, leadership development, job shadowing, and interaction with senior leaders across the company.

What You’ll Do

• Extract, clean, and preprocess data from Azure-based databases
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities
• Engineer features for predictive modeling and decision-making
• Develop and evaluate machine learning models to support irrigation optimization
• Document methodologies, findings, and present insights to key stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate data solutions
• Identify data quality issues and propose process improvements

What We’re Looking For

• Junior, Senior, or recent graduate pursuing a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation
• Strong programming skills in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib/Seaborn)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
• Strong experience in data cleaning, feature engineering, and model development, with the ability to interpret data, solve problems analytically, and translate findings into actionable insights
• Experience working with time-series or sensor data, particularly in agriculture or environmental contexts, is preferred
• Familiarity with geospatial analysis tools such as GeoPandas or QGIS is preferred
• Understanding of precision agriculture, irrigation systems, or agronomy preferred
• Exposure to MLOps practices and deploying machine learning models in production environments is preferred
• Experience with dashboarding and data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Plotly Dash preferred
• Ability to work in the office, either Tuesday or Thursday

What You’ll Gain

• Paid internship with meaningful, career-related work experience
• Tuition assistance and other benefits available based on hours worked
• Part-time during the academic year, full-time and flexible in the summer, with potential for a full-time position post-graduation
• A supportive culture focused on learning and growth
• Opportunities to collaborate with intern peers and company leaders

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [e-mail].

Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.

Valmont serves two primary markets - agriculture and infrastructure - and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries. That's what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world. That's the value we add.