6 Month Internship - Artificial & Human Intelligence: AI-Lab support
Berkeley, CA

Job Description

Organization: Corporate Technology

Business Unit: Research in Digitalization and Automation

Requisition Number: 244751

Primary Location: United States-California-Berkeley

Assignment Category: Full-time temporary

Experience Level: Entry level

Education Required Level: Bachelor's Degree

Travel Required: No

Division Description:

For nearly 170 years, pioneering technologies and the business models developed from them have been the foundation of Siemens' success. Our central research and development unit, Corporate Technology (CT) plays an important role in this. Together with our global network of experts, we are a strategic partner to Siemens' operative units and provide important services along the entire value chain - from research and development to production and quality assurance, as well as optimized business processes. Our support provided to the businesses in their research and development activities is ideally balanced with our own future-oriented research.

We at Corporate Technology are more than employees: We are actively helping to make people's lives a little better every day. Would you like to be a part of that? Then join us. We offer you a high level of practical relevance as well as an opportunity to individually contribute your knowledge and your visions around the world. Whether you're helping to develop products for the operating units or working in interdisciplinary projects for the business areas: At Corporate Technology you'll be working in the heart of Siemens' technological research together with the best.

Job Description:

Are you interested in driving the revolution from AI to digital companions in real industrial applications?

Here's the right internship opportunity for You!

Join our Artificial & Human Intelligence Research group located in Berkeley, CA, for a 6-month full-time (40 hours/week) internship starting October 2019 and working on AI-Lab related activities. Our close contact to different business units in Siemens provides the opportunity to contribute to and gain experience in real industrial applications. During this internship, you will experience the excitement and challenges of industrial research. An internship with Siemens Corporate Technology is a great opportunity for students to gain real world experience in a diverse work environment in the US.

The Artificial & Human Intelligence research group offers a stimulating research environment and rewarding career opportunities in proximity to universities, research institutes and start-ups.

You will have the opportunity to test your knowledge in a challenging problem-solving environment. You will be encouraged to think out-of-the-box, innovate and find solutions to real-life problems. Our team has a strong publication record in leading journals and conferences.

The ideal candidate is experienced with the state-of-the-art of rapid prototyping platforms and tools, connected in the human computer interaction research community and capable of conveying the mechanisms of semantic embedded concepts to decision makers from industry by tangible prototypes. The candidate should also be curious for publishing scientific papers and be ready to present intermediate results to exec's and internal stakeholders.

What are my responsibilities?

* The main objective is to understand problem requirements of our customers, to create prototypes, and to deliver revised iterations based on recurring feedback cycles
* Contribute to research projects and develop tangible prototypes. Build upon the state-of-the-art in the field, including generating patents and publications in top journals and conferences
* Fast prototyping, feasibility studies, specification and implementation following rapid prototyping methodologies
* Working with customers to understand problem requirements, creating prototypes and delivering revised iterations based on recurring feedback cycle
* Manage the agenda and participate in discussions of AI-Lab projects
* You will participate in group meetings, customer workshops, discuss with your manager, participate in phone calls and present results to our customer together with other team members

What skills are needed to qualify for this internship?

* A current MS student in Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics. Please note, you must still be enrolled as a student during the internship period to qualify for the position.
* You must be able to work 40 hours a week for the entire duration of the internship (6-12 months)
* Experience with building data-driven systems, AR, human-machine interactions
* Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills
* Experience with design thinking approach
* Excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive teamwork attitude
* Ability to work independently and prioritize work
* Mix of technical curiosity and feel for business relevance
* Inter-cultural competence and willingness to work in a team with mixed cultural backgrounds

May consider sponsorship of short-term J-1 visa students, dependent upon program requirements.

Successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US Export Control Law. US Export Control laws and applicable regulations govern the distribution of strategically important technology, services and information to foreign nationals and foreign countries. Siemens may require candidates under consideration for employment opportunities to submit information regarding citizenship status to allow the organization to comply with specific US Export Control laws and regulations. Additional information on the US Export Control laws & regulations can be found on https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/deemed-exports/deemed-exports-faqs

Siemens Background

For nearly 170 years, pioneering technologies, and the business models developed from them, have been the foundation of Siemens' success. Our central research and development unit, Corporate Technology (CT) plays an important role in this. Together with its global network of experts, CT is a strategic partner to Siemens' operative units. It provides important services along the entire value chain - from research and development to production and quality assurance, as well as optimized business processes. The support provided to the businesses in their research and development activities is ideally balanced with CT's own future-oriented research. Siemens' central research and development arm sees itself as a strategic partner to the company's businesses. It plays a key role in achieving and maintaining leading competitive positions in the fields of electrification and automation while at the same time helping Siemens fully tap into the growth field of digitalization.