AI Intern: Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 33,062,000 - 38,573,000; Part time

Job summary

Cognizant is offering an AI Internship to contribute to Industry 4.0 projects at our Innovation Center in Chicago. The role involves 20 hours per week, an 8‑week duration starting October 2026, and an hourly rate of $25 with potential experience-based variations.

The position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, hands-on work with MES/SCADA/PLC, and training AI models while supporting client visits and demos.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering).
• Ability to work part-time, 20 hours per week for the duration of the internship.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven teamwork and client-service orientation; self-motivated and diligent.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement digital manufacturing use cases with cross-functional teams.
• Gain hands-on experience with MES, SCADA, PLC, machines and sensors.
• Train AI models by creating data, documents, images, and videos.
• Support client visits and demos; help control AV and streaming.
• Stay current with digital manufacturing advancements to meet client needs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Cognizant is offering an AI Internship to contribute to Industry 4.0 projects at our Innovation Center in Chicago. The role involves 20 hours per week, an 8‑week duration starting October 2026, and an hourly rate of $25 with potential experience-based variations.

The position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, hands-on work with MES/SCADA/PLC, and training AI models while supporting client visits and demos.