AI Internship – Operational Excellence Department

Job Description

About Panasonic Energy

Panasonic Energy is a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge cylindrical lithium-ion cells, powering the future of electric mobility. Committed to environmental responsibility and advancement of green technology, Panasonic is dedicated to manufacturing these cells to meet the growing demands of the automotive industry, supporting various electric vehicle manufacturers in their quest for eco-friendly transportation solutions.

Job Description: AI Internship – Operational Excellence Department

This is a full-time, paid summer internship program at the Panasonic Energy facility in the Kansas City Metro Area.

Internship Duration: 12 weeks, starting Monday, May 19th and ending Friday, August 8th (subject to change).

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative techniques and infrastructure: From initial idea to running prototype and product, interns will be involved in the entire process.
• Research and development: In a research-like environment, you will write code, utilize the latest machine learning tools, run experiments, and develop techniques and processes to enable intelligent abilities on industrial applications.
• Collaboration: Partner with teams across the company to implement your ideas into their products.
• Stay connected to the broader research community: Partner with internal and external collaborators, participate in relevant conferences.
• Contribute to fundamental research: Provide essential solutions to problems facing the company.
• Visualize and explain your work: Present findings through presentations and notebooks.
• Accelerate AI application: Work with business divisions to integrate AI solutions into company-wide business processes.
• Publish research findings: Publish research findings in leading academic venues and represent the company at external conferences.
• Develop and maintain production-quality code: Utilize Python or C++ and demonstrate programming knowledge to a research group.
• Design, experiment, and evaluate models: Research, design, and implement novel, highly scalable Deep Learning algorithms for various data types including image, thermal, depth sensor, Lidar, acoustic, graphs, tables, and more.
• Strategy development: Lead or participate in the development of research proposals focused on the lab’s applications.
• Contribute to strategic decision-making: Support strategic decision-making regarding various scientific problems.
• Promote collaborative research: Work with an interdisciplinary research team.
• Digest and understand complex research: Analyze complex research papers, theory, and thinking, with the ability to write algorithms from scratch.
• Report and present engineering developments: Clearly and efficiently communicate engineering developments to internal and external collaborators both verbally and in writing.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): This may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

Qualifications:

• Education: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Math, or a related discipline with at least two years of full-time enrollment.
• Essential:
• Minimum GPA of 3.2
• Basic knowledge of project management processes and tools.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write and communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Preferred:
• Hands-on experience acquired through internships, jobs, research, or personal projects.
• A desire to create a sustainable future through energy storage, renewable energy, and electric vehicles.

This internship offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation within a forward-thinking organization dedicated to environmental responsibility and the advancement of green technology. Join Panasonic Energy and contribute to powering the future of electric mobility!