Forward Deployed AI Engineer Intern

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer Intern (FDE) at Juna AI, you’ll be part of a best-in-class AI and engineering team to contribute directly to high-impact industrial AI projects. You’ll work alongside senior engineers and customers to prototype and deploy innovative, data-driven solutions for automated process control and scheduling. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience applying AI to critical challenges in the manufacturing sector.

Core Responsibilities

• Support AI Projects: Work in small teams on core technical tasks in support of customer-facing AI deployments.
• Build Large-Scale AI Workflows: Develop and implement AI workflows that operate on a large scale, addressing complex industrial challenges.
• Hands-on Prototyping: Implement rapid prototypes for experimental features
• Collaborate with Customers: Interact directly with clients to understand their needs, and ensure our solutions meet their goals.
• Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with engineers, researchers, and product leads to develop practical AI applications.

• Background: BSc, MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related technical field
• Analytical and Curious: You enjoy solving tough problems and are motivated by applying AI beyond the lab.
• Foundational AI/ML Skills: You have a strong understanding of machine learning and programming in Python or a similar language. (Bonus: Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn)
• Fast Learner: You’re proactive, excited to learn quickly, ask questions, and work with technologies that are new to you.
• Team-Oriented: You thrive in collaborative settings and are open to feedback and mentorship.
• Bonus: Familiarity with time series data or control systems.

• Impactful Experience: Work on meaningful projects with cutting edge technology that contribute to the real sustainability goals.
• Mentorship and Learning: Direct collaboration with a team of experienced AI engineers, founders, and researchers.
• Startup Culture: Join a flat, fast-moving, and purpose-driven organization where your contributions matter.
• Exposure to Industry: Understand how AI is applied in manufacturing and heavy industries
• Potential for Growth: Strong performers may be considered for full-time roles after graduation.
• Competitive Salary

We operate on the factory floor, not in slide decks. At Juna, you’ll solve high-stakes problems in the real world – chemical plants, paper lines, steel mills  – and cut emissions of the biggest polluting industries in the world. We move fast, work face-to-face, and care about outcomes and solving customer problems. Juna is the place where you’ll experience the most impactful and productive time of your career

Juna AI is revolutionizing heavy industries by leveraging AI-enabled autonomous agents to decarbonize and optimize industrial processes. Our mission is to transform complex manufacturing facilities into intelligent, self-learning systems that operate autonomously, delivering significant improvements in plant performance and sustainability. Our AI-based control system learns from sensor data to control complex processes in real time across industries like chemical, steel, paper, cement, and textile. 

Juna’s founders, Matthias Auf Der Mauer and Christian Hardenberg, are serial entrepreneurs with a proven track record of founding successful startups, developing advanced AI and IoT applications, and scaling technology solutions globally for over 100 million users. They have led engineering teams of up to 2,500 engineers, launched more than 50 internet companies, and introduced transformative AI technologies to the manufacturing sector. Backed by extraordinary investors like Kleiner Perkins and Norrsken VC – the same backers behind companies like Google, Amazon, and Twitter – we are poised to make a significant impact on the future of industrial automation.