AI Intern

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to begin, grow, and develop in your career. Under this roof, you will experience our incredible culture and be empowered to support your teammates, your customers and especially your community through collaboration. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our commitment to continuous improvement and never being satisfied with the status quo. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Introduction:

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to begin, grow, and develop in your career. Under this roof, you will experience our incredible culture and be empowered to support your teammates, your customers and especially your community through collaboration. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our commitment to continuous improvement and never being satisfied with the status quo. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Summary:

Put your classroom studies into practice in the real world and gain the experience to help determine your journey after graduation. At GAF, we’ll make sure you get going on your very first day with a comprehensive orientation into our company. In our program, you will have the opportunity to own your own projects, participate in meetings, and work cross-functionally with other departments.

GAF is looking for a Data Science (AI) Intern. The ideal candidate for this role is majoring in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related Engineering field with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. This intern will assist with the development, testing, and deployment of machine learning models and AI solutions (including predictive analytics and generative AI) within GAF's data ecosystem. Leveraging tools such as Python, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and modern ML frameworks, the intern will have a great deal of opportunity to learn, contribute to real-world AI initiatives, and develop leadership skills.

Essential Duties:

• Stakeholder Engagement & Discovery: Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and operational teams to deeply understand their daily workflows, pain points, and strategic objectives.
• Process Analysis & AI Suitability: Evaluate existing business operations to determine if they are viable candidates for Generative AI or Agentic integration, weighing potential efficiency gains against technical feasibility and risk.
• Technical Translation and Build: Act as the critical bridge between business units and AI developers, converting complex business logic into clear technical requirements, user stories, and AI models.
• Performance Evaluation & Change Management: Define success metrics for newly implemented AI workflows, monitoring user adoption, mitigating workflow bottlenecks, and ensuring the AI solution actually solves the intended business problem.

Under This Roof, We Require:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree from an accredited institution in a quantitative field, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, preferably with a sophomore standing.
• Business Analysis & Process Mapping: process modeling techniques and tools to clearly map current states, future states, and decision trees.
• Applied AI Literacy: Conceptual understanding of Generative AI capabilities, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows, including their limitations (e.g., hallucinations, context windows).
• Prompt Engineering & Prototyping: Drafting, testing, and refining system prompts to validate business use cases before handing them off for full-scale software development.
• Cross-Functional Communication: clearly communicating with the business users on their needs 
• Requirements Gathering & Documentation: Writing detailed, robust technical documentation and acceptance criteria.
• AI Build: Develop and prototype AI/ML solutions for specific business needs using Python, standard ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch), and Google Cloud Platform.

Under This Roof, We Also Value:

• Experience or familiarity with Generative AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Google Gemini) and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and MLOps concepts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A rigorous approach to code quality, model evaluation, and data integrity.

All GAF internship roles are paid at an hourly rate, however, there are no benefits associated with these positions**.  Candidates are expected to work 40 hours per week over the summer. Transportation, F-1 and HB-1 visa sponsorship will not be provided in association with these positions.

How We Protect What Matters Most:

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, in addition to our on the job experiences. 
• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.