AI Engineering Internship (2027 start)

About the role

<p></p> <h3><strong>The Role</strong></h3> <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a paid internship within our AI &amp; Algorithms department. This is a 12-month placement and is suitable for undergraduate students who will have completed two years of study.</p> <p>As an AI &amp; Algorithms Engineerring Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to get involved with a range of diverse projects working and supported by a talented team of experts and mentors. You'll engage in hands-on tasks such as modelling, training, testing, and data-wrangling. With cutting-edge labs and computing resources at your disposal, you'll use technology to solve problems in the real world.</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Successful candidates can join us between May- September 2027.      </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">There is no deadline for this role, as we recruit on a rolling basis. Once the position is filled, we will close the advert. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.   </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Working alongside our engineers building intelligent systems, developing your skills through hands-on coding and training/testing models.</li> <li>Supporting projects for our clients to solve real-world problems</li> <li>Learning software development skills in mixed-discipline teams, attending stand-ups and contributing to planning sessions.</li> <li>Contributing to our internal research and development programs, building on state-of-the-art AI literature to produce our own, market-leading solutions and compelling demonstrations that showcase our expertise to clients.</li> <li>Communicating the results of your work to your colleagues and clients.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>&nbsp;What you can bring</strong></h3> <p>We are looking for someone currently studying towards a degree in a relevant subject, such as AI/machine learning, computer science, mathematics, physics or theoretical physics.</p> <p>&nbsp;You will also have:</p> <ul> <li>Interest in applying AI and algorithmic techniques to real-world problems.</li> <li>Strong Python programming skills and understanding of modern version control (e.g. Git)</li> </ul> <p>While not essential requirements, we would also be very interested if you have experience with any of the following:</p> <ul> <li>Foundation models (LLM, VLMs)</li> <li>Prompt engineering and agentic workflows</li> <li>Bioinformatics</li> <li>Reinforcement learning</li> <li>Transformers and diffusion models</li> <li>Robotics (including VLA models)</li> <li>Edge compute</li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}">Please ensure your CV includes your A Level (or equivalent) subjects and grades, as well as any relevant university modules</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Why Cambridge Consultants?</strong></h3> <p>Cambridge Consultants creates exciting and novel breakthroughs in technology and products. Our work on intelligent systems area has helped create world-first and market-changing technologies including <a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/omniscia-superhuman-surgery-in-real-time/">real-time AI-enhanced medical imaging</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/project/pioneering-ai-cyberattack-response-for-the-uk-military/">autonomous defence systems against cyberattacks</a>, and <a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/helping-visually-impaired-people-navigate-indoor-spaces/">edge algorithms to help visually impaired people navigate indoor spaces</a>. We combine our research output with engineering rigour to create innovative and robust solutions to solve complex problems presented to us by our clients. We help clients across a diverse range of markets, including defence/security, healthcare, biotech, industrial and energy, so there is no shortage of variety.</p> <p>At the heart of

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