Top Internships in Portland, OR

Supports AI engineering initiatives at Vantor, contributing to spatial intelligence solutions and helping develop technologies that enable customers to understand current and future conditions. The posting provides limited role-specific responsibilities but emphasizes problem-solving, innovation, collaboration, and mission-focused work. Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable export control and ITAR requirements.

Paid 8–10 week internship supporting utility construction projects. Responsibilities include reviewing costs, schedules, safety, quality, and completion; preparing progress reports, estimates, budgets, cash flows, billing, change orders, and project documentation; communicating with stakeholders; and monitoring project health. The intern will work under Project Manager guidance and gain exposure to construction management, design, engineering practices, and utility infrastructure projects.

An 8–10-week utility construction engineering internship supporting transmission, distribution, cable replacement, and transformer projects. Responsibilities include reviewing project scope and designs, preparing engineering drawings, applying utility standards, assisting with estimates and permits, communicating with customers, analyzing project information, and visiting job sites. Interns gain practical experience in construction project engineering, design, reporting, and project lifecycle activities while working under experienced engineers.

Develop AI agents, intelligent workflows, engineering copilots, RAG and semantic search solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. Build Python utilities, integrate AI applications with enterprise systems, create dashboards and reports, and analyze anomalies, yield excursions, and manufacturing issues. Collaborate with manufacturing, process, test, product, data science, and software engineering teams.

Six-month, full-time Quality Control internship supporting continuous improvement in a biotechnology laboratory. Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing process data, developing KPI dashboards, mapping QC workflows, supporting structured problem solving, and contributing to Lean, 5S, testing, validation, and efficiency initiatives across cross-functional teams.

Graduate law interns support commercial title underwriting through legal research, analysis of title, lien, foreclosure, and authority issues, and review of policy forms and endorsements. They participate in underwriting discussions, risk analysis sessions, active transaction shadowing, and approval workflows. The role provides exposure to real estate law, title insurance, coverage analysis, underwriting systems, risk management, and corporate legal operations.

Supports digital parts catalog and e-commerce operations by processing part alternatives, cross-reference information, supplier data, images, and technical documentation. Maintains data accuracy, documents workflows and best practices, analyzes inconsistencies, recommends process improvements, and supports KPI improvement. Collaborates with Digital Portfolio, Procurement, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to connect supplier documentation with digital commerce operations.

Supports product marketing and strategy for commercial trucks by researching competitors and industry trends, analyzing market data, gathering customer feedback, maintaining marketing content and pricing information, tracking go-to-market activities, coordinating digital asset tagging, and supporting advertising and product roadmap initiatives. The intern collaborates cross-functionally to align product strategies with customer needs and identify growth opportunities.

Supports an in-house software development and IT team serving construction project teams. Duties include application and project setup, user support, basic QuickBase development, Windows computer builds, IT equipment deployment, inventory assistance, and printer/copier configuration. Requires organization, communication, flexibility to travel or relocate during the work term, and a valid driver’s license. The position is fully in person and intended to provide entry-level software development and IT experience.

Treasury intern supporting accounting, financial close and reporting, reconciliations, accounting policy research, analytical model validation, peer analysis, process documentation, and improvement projects. The role provides professional development and exposure to finance, accounting, treasury, and business support activities in a fully remote environment.

Finance and accounting intern supporting financial close, reporting, account reconciliations, accounting policy research, process improvement, analytical model validation, and accounting memo updates. The role offers exposure to executive leadership and multiple corporate finance teams in a fully remote environment.

Accounting intern supporting month-end and quarter-end close, journal entries, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, variance analysis, accounting policy research, process improvement, automation, and special projects. The role provides mentorship and practical experience in a primarily virtual corporate accounting environment.

Pharmacy Interns provide customer service, counsel patients on medications, assist with prescription intake and dispensing, process insurance and payments, contact prescribers and insurers, administer immunizations under pharmacist supervision, maintain inventory, and uphold pharmacy safety and quality standards. The role requires active enrollment in a U.S. school of pharmacy and a current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license.

Paid, on-site summer internship supporting biopharmaceutical manufacturing through process, asset, validation, quality, data analytics, technical transfer, aseptic systems, and advanced training technology projects. The intern will troubleshoot equipment, identify process improvements, support cGMP compliance and investigations, analyze operational data, collaborate cross-functionally, and present project findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

Engineering intern supporting the Systems Technologies Group across control systems, navigation, imaging, image quality, embedded software, firmware, and algorithm development. Responsibilities include MATLAB/Simulink modeling, image processing evaluation, control-system testing, C++ embedded development, FPGA and processor integration, software test utilities, debugging, performance optimization, and laboratory or field testing for aerospace, defense, and advanced sensing applications.

Engineering intern supporting control systems, navigation, imaging, image quality, embedded software, firmware, and algorithm development. Responsibilities include modeling and simulation, image processing, system testing, data analysis, software utilities, FPGA and embedded-platform integration, debugging, and performance optimization. The role provides hands-on experience applying engineering principles to aerospace, defense, and advanced sensing technologies.

Mission Lead Interns embed with defense customers, identify mission problems, configure and test AI workflows, troubleshoot deployments, onboard users, demonstrate mission impact, and expand customer relationships. The role requires independent execution in ambiguous environments, close coordination with Product, Engineering, Mission, Security, and Operations teams, frequent customer-site travel, and a current TS/SCI clearance.

Safety interns train with department management and staff, gain experience with functional tools, and complete supervised assignments and projects. Duties include supporting departmental work, complying with laws and company policies, solving problems, communicating effectively, and working independently or collaboratively. Assignments align with the intern’s field of study, such as business, industrial hygiene, safety, supply chain, or another quantitative discipline.

R&D intern developing and validating compiler features for high-performance computing. Responsibilities include analyzing CPU/GPU performance, reading PTX and LLVM assembly, implementing hardware intrinsics and mathematical algorithms, fixing compiler bugs, creating benchmarks and demos, and writing technical documentation. The role requires strong C++ or C# skills, understanding of memory management and object-oriented programming, and interest in CUDA, OpenMP, GPU architecture, algorithms, and numerical methods.

MBA finance interns will analyze business data, identify trends, build forecasts, develop strategic recommendations, and create reports for senior stakeholders. They will partner with Finance and business teams, communicate insights, manage projects, and support budgeting and performance analysis. The role requires quantitative, financial modeling, SQL, data visualization, AI judgment, and strong communication skills. It is remote eligible within approved U.S. states and offers $48 per hour.

Engineering intern trains with department staff, develops knowledge of applications and tools, and completes supervised assignments and project work related to their field of study. Responsibilities include participating in department projects, solving problems, following company policies, communicating effectively, and working independently or collaboratively. The role requires current junior-level-or-above enrollment or recent graduation, a quantitative or engineering-related major, a minimum 3.0 GPA, organizational skills, reliability, and Microsoft Office proficiency.

HR and Legal Interns train with department management and staff, perform supervised assignments and project work, and gain experience related to their field of study. The role supports meaningful departmental work, requires compliance with laws and company policies, and involves problem-solving, organization, communication, and teamwork. The position is aligned with the Legal department, with employment law coursework preferred.

Design and prototype AI agents, intelligent assistants, automations, and enterprise integrations using tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, LLMs, and Power Automate. Develop prompt frameworks, proof-of-concepts, workflow accelerators, and intelligent knowledge solutions. Evaluate AI governance, security, compliance, and business value while collaborating with consultants to translate business challenges into AI solutions and documenting recommendations and implementation roadmaps.

Assist with NetSuite configuration, customization, data migration, testing, troubleshooting, and client requirement documentation. Support AI automation development, project deliverables, user guides, training materials, research, and end-user support under senior consultants. The role also involves project management and client communication assistance while developing expertise in cloud ERP consulting.

Support CEO and leadership on market intelligence, financial modelling, go-to-market strategy, partnerships and PMO. Run competitor analysis, size segments, build investor-ready business plans, craft value propositions and support partner negotiations while tracking cross-functional OKRs and dashboards.