AI Solution Architect - Undergraduate Intern

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Job Details:

Job Description:

Intel is seeking an AI Solution Architect Intern to join our AI Platforms team. As an intern, you will work alongside experienced engineers to support AI accelerator platforms, cluster deployments, system validation, and AI workload benchmarking. This role provides hands-on experience across AI infrastructure, system software, cluster operations, firmware debugging, and end-to-end AI solution development.

The ideal candidate is passionate about AI systems, computer architecture, Linux, and large-scale computing environments, and enjoys solving complex technical problems.

Responsibilities to include:

AI Infrastructure and Cluster Operations:

Assist in deploying and validating AI accelerator systems and multi-node AI clusters.
Support cluster bring-up activities, including system provisioning, software installation, and health verification.
Execute performance benchmarks and collect system telemetry.
Help troubleshoot system, networking, and software issues in AI environments.

System Debugging and Validation:

Analyze hardware, firmware, driver, and software logs to identify failures.
Assist with validation of BIOS, firmware, and system software configurations.
Support development of test plans and automated validation workflows.
Participate in root-cause investigations of system performance and stability issues.

AI/ML Work loads:

Deploy and evaluate AI models using frameworks such as PyTorch and vLLM.
Benchmark AI workloads and identify performance bottlenecks.
Assist in reproducing customer-reported issues in lab environments.
Contribute to optimization studies for AI inference and training workloads.

Automation and Tool Development:

Develop Python-based tools to automate testing, monitoring, and data collection.
Create dashboards, scripts, and utilities for cluster management and diagnostics.
Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and technical knowledge bases.
End-to-End AI Solutions
Participate in building end-to-end AI solutions, such as generative AI, agentic AI, computer vision, robotics, or intelligent automation projects.
Work with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, AI models, and applications into complete solutions.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or AI/ML or related fields
Experience with Python programming.
Familiarity with Linux command line and system administration concepts.
Understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, or distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering or technical problems through coursework, research, personal projects, robotics competitions, hackathons, open-source contributions, or previous internships.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications - Technical Skills - Experience with:

Python, C/C++, or Bash scripting
Linux environments
Git and software development workflows
Docker or containerized applications

Familiarity with:

• PyTorch, vLLM, SGlang, Llama.CPP
• RAG, agentic AI, or generative AI applications
• Cloud or cluster computing environments
• GPU or AI accelerator technologies

Project Experience - Coursework, research, personal projects, or internships involving:

AI/ML applications
Robotics systems
Autonomous systems
Computer vision
Distributed computing
High-performance computing (HPC)
End-to-end AI solution development

Soft Skills:

Strong communication and presentation skills.
Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies.
Ability to diagnose problems systematically and communicate findings clearly.

What You Will Learn:

AI accelerator and cluster architecture
AI infrastructure deployment and operations
System-level debugging and performance optimization
AI model deployment and benchmarking
Automation, monitoring, and validation frameworks
Customer-facing AI solution development and deployment best practices

Job Type:

Student / Intern

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $118,898.00-118,902.00 USD (Hourly Role)

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Our standard internship rates are based on your degree, location, and the job role. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location and job role during the hiring process.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.

How we rate this

AI Solution Architect - Undergraduate Intern at Intel rates 90 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

AI Solution Architect - Undergraduate Intern is an open job at Intel.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The listed salary is $119k a year.
The role is based in US, Oregon, Hillsboro.
The job was posted on October 7, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by Intel. Apply on Intel

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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How would you design a retrieval step so the model answers from real data instead of guessing?
Tell me about a workflow you automated with AI tools, end to end.
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What's a project where you used Llama hands-on?
Walk me through how you've used vLLM in your day-to-day work.

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