AI/ML Engineering Internship

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The role typically requires working in a lab or office setting, with some exposure to manufacturing and testing environments. Ability to travel for technical presentations, testing, and integration is required.

Company

hirify.global contributes AI, software, hardware, and mission expertise to Lyntris, a defense technology company developing systems for U.S. and allied defense organizations across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Design, document, implement, debug, and test AI-enabled software components, including algorithms, knowledge bases, business logic, and LLM/agent integrations.
• Build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable software using TypeScript or JavaScript, Java, Vue.js or React, and REST APIs.
• Create feature plans and estimates, understand system specifications, and recommend improvements to system-level decisions.
• Support cybersecurity activities and participate in integrated testing with industry partners, academia, customers, and sponsors.
• Produce software, system, and test documentation while supporting project milestones and team initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineers, project leads, and program managers to accomplish project goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or degree in progress in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related discipline.
• General understanding of LLM-powered application development, including prompt and context engineering, agentic workflows, tool/function calling, retrieval-augmented generation, structured outputs, and model evaluation.
• Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript, Java, Vue.js or React, and REST APIs.
• Experience designing, integrating, evaluating, and debugging complex LLM-powered systems, with the ability to solve challenging technical problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to travel for technical presentations, testing, and integration.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense personnel security clearance.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or software development experience in a similar scope, program, or environment.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, HuggingFace, LLM inference servers, multimodal LLMs, multi-agent systems, or complex adaptive systems.
• Experience with C++, C#, SQL, DevOps, CI/CD, GitLab, or Jira.
• Experience supporting defense or aerospace technology projects or active-duty military experience.
• Active U.S. national security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on defense technology systems spanning space, air, land, sea, and cyber missions.
• Integrated design, build, and test capabilities with collaboration across engineering, industry, academia, and customers.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with optional HSA and FSA plans.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee assistance program.