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

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Data & AI Insights Intern supports Amtrak's Digital Technology organization by helping the team turn data into insights that inform decisions across the business. This includes assisting with data preparation, exploring patterns and trends, and supporting simple models or analyses that help answer business questions.

 

Working closely with and under the guidance of senior team members, this role provides exposure to how data is gathered, cleaned, analyzed, and turned into findings that others can act on, while building foundational skills in analysis, light engineering, and clear communication of results.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

PREFERREFD QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

PAY TRANSPARENCY:

The hourly range is $18.00 per hour - $35.00 per hour. Pay is based on factors including school year, program of study, etc. In addition, paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience along with one (1) PTO day per academic year.

Requisition ID: 167095

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Relocation Offered: No
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.