AI Prototype Engineer Intern: Build Next-Gen Travel Tech

Massachusetts Port Authority; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking an AI Engineering Intern to help design, build, and validate AI prototypes across aviation, maritime, and enterprise domains. You will collaborate with software developers, solution architects, UI/UX designers, and business stakeholders to transform ideas into tangible proofs-of-concept using Python, AI tools, and cloud platforms.

You will rapidly learn new frameworks, leverage open-source projects, and contribute to AI-enabled development environments

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in a relevant technical field.
• Experience with Python in coursework, internships, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and building functional AI prototypes and proofs-of-concept addressing Massport business challenges.
• Develop applications and scripts using Python and modern frameworks.
• Explore open-source projects and models to rapidly evaluate capabilities.
• Build simple web apps, APIs, and backend services for new ideas.
• Document prototypes, experiments, and lessons learned.
• Present working prototypes to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Python

Git & GitHub

APIs

LLMs

Embeddings

RAG

AI agents

Prompt engineering

Open‑source models

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Docker

Linux basics

Cloud platforms (Azure/GCP/AWS)

Vector databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, AI, Data Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

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Claude Code

Job description

Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking an AI Engineering Intern to help design, build, and validate AI prototypes across aviation, maritime, and enterprise domains. You will collaborate with software developers, solution architects, UI/UX designers, and business stakeholders to transform ideas into tangible proofs-of-concept using Python, AI tools, and cloud platforms.

You will rapidly learn new frameworks, leverage open-source projects, and contribute to AI-enabled development environments