Intern, Innovation - AI Engineering (Fall 2026)

Delta Air Lines is continually looking to build a high performing, self-motivated team of technologists who embrace new technologies. They are seeking an Innovation & AI Engineering Intern to design and develop machine learning and AI-based products that enhance customer and employee experiences.

What you'll do:

• Engaging with business stakeholders and customers to identify problem areas
• Developing and modifying state-of-the-art ML models to build robust and holistic solutions
• Collaborating with other engineers, strategists, and designers to think of customer experiences that can be transformed by machine learning and AI
• Presenting project updates to leaders across multiple business units
• Leveraging advancements in technology and brainstorming ways to incorporate them into different areas of Delta

What they're looking for:

• Experience developing machine learning models (e.g., neural networks, deep reinforcement learning, gradient boosted trees, etc.) using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or other machine learning platforms
• Must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate accredited college, university, or institution during the duration of the program
• Understanding of machine learning best practices such as training/serving models, feature engineering, and feature/model selection
• Knowledgeable about different machine learning domains like natural language processing, computer vision, personalization and recommendation, and anomaly detection
• Flexibility to learn and work on things outside of your comfort zone
• You're self-driven, take pride in your work, and find satisfaction in building interesting things
• You can adapt and explain a neural network to your lead engineer and to a 5-year-old
• You embrace different perspectives and styles of thinking
• Demonstrates that privacy is a priority when handling personal data
• Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles
• Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data

Benefits:

• Experience travel and culture through Delta’s unmatched flight benefits
• Freedom of working on a small team while having the impact of a team that drives innovation forward at a huge company
• Excitement of working on customer-facing projects that can ship within weeks
• Offices located in Midtown in Atlanta, adjacent to Georgia Tech campus, and near Delta HQs