JOB DESCRIPTION
The Innovation Intern will support IT innovation initiatives focused on AI, digital enablement, and business process improvement. This role is designed for a college student seeking practical experience in applying emerging technologies, documenting business use cases, supporting project communications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a professional corporate environment.
Learning Objectives
- Gain practical exposure to how AI and digital tools are evaluated, documented, and applied to business process improvement opportunities.
- Develop professional communication skills through project updates, meeting support, documentation, and stakeholder interaction.
- Build foundational project management habits, including tracking action items, deadlines, risks, and progress against defined outcomes.
- Strengthen understanding of responsible technology use, including confidentiality, data protection, and appropriate use of AI-enabled tools.
- Learn how cross-functional teams collaborate to translate business needs into clear project requirements and measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
AI Awareness & Digital Enablement
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of AI concepts, including automation, generative AI, prompting, and responsible AI considerations such as bias.
- Use AI tools to support tasks such as research, drafting, summarization, meeting notes, documentation, and workflow support.
- Assist with documenting AI-related business use cases, including knowledge retrieval, summarization, process improvement, and workflow automation.
- Support discussions between business and technical teams by helping translate business needs into clear requirements and measurable outcomes.
- Apply basic software development or digital productivity skills using tools such as GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, or similar platforms.
- Help maintain transparent project documentation, including project plans, briefs, timelines, progress updates, and basic cost or budget tracking.
Communications & Executive Reporting
- Prepare clear project artifacts, including business case summaries, process maps, stakeholder updates, technical outlines, and budget briefs.
- Communicate project status, key risks, action items, and cost tracking in a concise and professional manner.
- Create simple, well-organized PowerPoint summaries and supporting materials for project and leadership discussions.
- Schedule and support meetings using Microsoft Teams and Outlook, including agendas, notes, follow-ups, and meeting logistics.
- Demonstrate professionalism through punctuality, preparation, accountability, and respectful interaction with team members and stakeholders.
- Stay organized by tracking assignments, deadlines, action items, and follow-ups in a transparent manner.
- Ask thoughtful questions, seek feedback, and apply coaching to improve work quality and professional growth.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while demonstrating curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.
- Handle company information responsibly and follow confidentiality, data protection, and corporate technology usage expectations.
- Show attention to detail when preparing documentation, presentations, meeting notes, and project materials.
Required Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university program, pursuing a 4-year degree in Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering
- Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Available to work up to 40 hours per week during program duration
- Attend program dates May 3, 2027 – August 12, 2027
- Interest in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, automation, business process improvement, or emerging technology.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize information clearly and professionally.
- Ability to manage assignments, meet deadlines, and follow through on action items with guidance.
- Willingness to work collaboratively in a team environment and learn from feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
- Coursework, project experience, or personal interest related to AI, data analytics, software development, automation, or digital business tools.
- Exposure to tools such as GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Power Platform, or other AI-enabled productivity tools.
- Experience creating presentations, meeting notes, process documentation, project summaries, or business case materials.
- Basic understanding of project management concepts, including timelines, milestones, risks, action items, and status reporting.
- Comfort working with cross-functional teams and translating ideas into clear documentation or visual summaries.
- Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to learn how AI and digital tools can improve business operations.
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MISkills Required
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursuing a four-year degree in Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
- Available to work up to 40 hours per week during the program
- Available for the program dates of May 3, 2027 through August 12, 2027
- Interest in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, automation, business process improvement, or emerging technology
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage assignments, meet deadlines, and follow through on action items with guidance
- Willingness to collaborate in a team environment and learn from feedback
- Coursework, project experience, or personal interest in AI, data analytics, software development, automation, or digital business tools
- Exposure to GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Power Platform, or similar AI-enabled productivity tools
- Experience creating presentations, meeting notes, process documentation, project summaries, or business case materials
- Basic understanding of project management concepts, including timelines, milestones, risks, action items, and status reporting
- Comfort working with cross-functional teams and translating ideas into clear documentation or visual summaries
- Curiosity, initiative, and desire to learn how AI and digital tools improve business operations
Adient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Adient and has not been reviewed or approved by Adient.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching contributions is highlighted, with corporate filings indicating ongoing employer match funding. This provides meaningful long-term savings support for U.S. employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and PTO/vacation are included, with indications that PTO levels compare favorably to some peers. Parental/family leave is also available in certain contexts.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered alongside HSAs/FSAs and protection benefits such as life/AD&D. These elements establish a comprehensive baseline that strengthens the overall package.
Adient Insights
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.








