Bobcat Company · 5 days ago
2026 Data Science Student Experience
West Fargo, ND
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad
$22/hr - $23/hrBobcat Company is a leading global manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, committed to empowering people to accomplish more. They are offering a Data Science Student Experience program designed for students to gain hands-on experience in AI product development, working closely with product managers and data scientists on real-world projects.
Machinery ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
User Need Analysis – Work with product managers to identify business pain points and translate them into functional specifications for an intelligent agent
LLM Powered Conversation Engine – Implement natural language understanding, intent detection, and dialogue management using large language models (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.)
API Integration – Build and test REST/GraphQL endpoints that connect the agent to external data sources (CRM, ERP, public APIs)
Testing & Debugging – Write unit and integration tests, and troubleshoot performance or correctness issues in the agent pipeline
Knowledge Base Design – Design the schema and data model that will store the agent’s knowledge
Data Update Pipeline – Create automated pipelines to ingest, clean, and update documents, keeping the knowledge base current
RAG Research & Implementation – Explore Retrieval Augmented Generation techniques to improve answer accuracy, and implement a simple RAG pipeline that pulls context from the knowledge base
Vector Database Deployment – Deploy a vector search solution (FAISS, Pinecone, Milvus, etc.) to enable fast similarity search over embedded documents
Relevance Optimization Algorithms – Develop basic ranking/optimization logic to evaluate and improve the relevance of search results returned to users
Cloud Deployment – Package the AI agent as a Docker container and deploy it to a cloud environment (AWS ECS/EKS, Lambda, or SageMaker)
Monitoring & Incident Response – Set up basic metrics (latency, error rates) with CloudWatch or Prometheus and learn how to handle incidents
Continuous Improvement – Collect user feedback, analyze usage data, and iterate on the agent to enhance performance and user satisfaction
Qualification
Required
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing seeking a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, etc
Be able to commit to Bobcat for the entire term of the co-op (8 months) or internship (4 months)
Attention to detail
Team player, fast learner, and adaptable to change
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills is a must
A self-starter and will dig into problems independently and will look for limited guidance
Ability to follow written instructions
Preferred
Familiarity in these areas is a plus
Python and JavaScript/TypeScript
SQL/NoSQL, ETL Pipelines and data-processing libraries (pandas, Spark)
Building or consuming REST/GraphQL services
AWS Services (Bedrock, S3, Lambda, SageMaker) or equivalent
Benefits
Competitive pay
Gain experience on real-life projects
Work directly with skilled professionals at a global company
Attend student specific events tied to personal and professional development and full-time careers, as well as networking opportunities
Opportunity to give back through organized Company-sponsored community service events
First access to full-time career opportunities
Tuition reimbursement for co-op/internship related courses up to $1,400 for a 3-credit course
Safety boots and safety glasses reimbursements
Relocation reimbursements
House-hunting or interview travel reimbursements
Monthly $250 stipend
Company
Bobcat Company
Bobcat Company is a manufacturer of farm and construction equipment. It is a sub-organization of Ingersoll Rand.
Founded in 1947
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
William Hickman
Chief Financial Officer
Amber Ruzicka
People Partner (HR Business Partner)
Recent News
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