Hitachi
Research Intern, Knowledge Engineering & Generative AI
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site · Internship · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Education
- Pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and prototype an AI-powered industrial knowledge platform for search, knowledge discovery, reasoning, and agentic AI applications.
What you'll do
- Design and prototype systems that help AI discover, connect, and use engineering and operational technology knowledge.
- Work with technologies including generative AI, RAG, knowledge graphs, and information retrieval.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers on industrial AI solutions.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. in a listed or related field.
- Strong Python programming skills.
- Background in one or more of generative AI, NLP, information retrieval, machine learning, or knowledge representation.
- Experience with LLMs; familiarity with RAG, embeddings, vector databases, or semantic search; ability to rapidly build prototypes.
Nice to have
- Experience with knowledge graphs, ontologies, graph databases, or knowledge engineering.
- Experience with agentic AI, AI assistants, multi-agent systems, integrations, document processing, research publications, open-source contributions, or relevant projects.
Pay
$45-50/hr USD (hourly pay rate; base salary)
Tools
Python, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Knowledge Graphs, Agentic AI, vector databases
AI focus
Develop a knowledge platform using generative AI, RAG, knowledge graphs, and agentic AI to support industrial search, discovery, and reasoning.
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