AI Solutions Intern — Transforming Smart Manufacturing

Faurecia South Africa; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Forvia in Auburn Hills, Michigan seeks a year‑round AI Solutions Intern to drive AI transformation by turning manufacturing challenges into well-defined use cases and pilots. You’ll work with BTS and regional leaders to develop requirements, adoption plans, and measurable benefits across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program and seek applied experience in AI, analytics, and digital transformation.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level knowledge of AI, machine learning, generative AI, data science, analytics, or digital transformation.
• Strong analytical, research, structured problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, data pipelines, systems integration, cybersecurity, or the AI solution lifecycle.
• Interest in applying AI to manufacturing and engineering processes; prior industry experience is not required.
• Ability to define metrics, evaluate results, and explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess AI use cases aligned with FORVIA’s business and manufacturing priorities.
• Analyze data to establish baselines, estimate value and investment needs, and define KPIs.
• Support AI demonstrations, workshops, and practical resources that build AI literacy and adoption.
• Track pilot milestones, adoption, risks, user feedback, and measurable business outcomes.
• Evaluate and test AI solutions with BTS; document requirements, acceptance criteria, lessons learned, and reusable practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, plant, quality, supply chain, purchasing, and support teams to explore scalable AI-enabled improvements.
• Contribute to change management and capability-building activities that support responsible AI adoption.
• Comply with FORVIA requirements for ethics, quality, data privacy, cybersecurity, environmental responsibility, and responsible AI.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization

Cloud platforms

Generative AI

Education

Master’s or PhD student

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Cloud platforms

Generative AI platforms

Job description

Forvia in Auburn Hills, Michigan seeks a year‑round AI Solutions Intern to drive AI transformation by turning manufacturing challenges into well-defined use cases and pilots. You’ll work with BTS and regional leaders to develop requirements, adoption plans, and measurable benefits across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program and seek applied experience in AI, analytics, and digital transformation.