Fall 2026/Spring 2027 - Data & AI Insights Engineer Intern - 90413049 - Washington

Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the United States through its passenger rail services. The Data & AI Insights Engineer Intern supports the Digital Technology organization by preparing and analyzing data, exploring patterns and trends, and assisting with simple models and data engineering tasks. The role also involves documenting work, communicating findings, and contributing to analytics and data projects under senior team guidance.

What you'll do:

• Assist with gathering, cleaning, and organizing data so it is ready for analysis
• Help explore data to identify patterns, trends, or anomalies, and summarize findings for the team
• Support the building and testing of simple analyses or models under the guidance of senior team members
• Assist with basic engineering tasks that keep data flowing reliably, such as helping test or document a data process
• Shadow senior team members to learn how analyses and findings are turned into recommendations for the business
• Help maintain clear documentation for datasets, analyses, and assumptions
• Take on small, well-defined tasks within larger analytics or data projects, as assigned
• Participate in team meetings, demos, and retrospectives to learn how the group plans and delivers its work

What they're looking for:

• Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution
• Must be actively pursuing a degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Must have at least 1 year of academic undergraduate studies completed or a sophomore status at minimum
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Basic familiarity with analyzing data, including simple statistics or trend analysis
• Basic familiarity with programming or scripting concepts
• Strong attention to detail and clear written and verbal communication skills
• Coursework or project experience involving data analysis, statistics, or visualization
• Exposure to organizing or working with larger datasets
• Familiarity with building or testing simple predictive or AI-based models
• Demonstrated curiosity about how data and AI can be used to support better business decisions

Benefits:

• Paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience
• One (1) PTO day per academic year
• Onsite work arrangement 4/5 days