Valmont Industries
Data Science Intern
At Valmont, we believe a career here is a career with a future! As a global leader in agriculture and infrastructure, we design solutions that help our customers grow smarter and work more efficiently. As a Data Science Intern within Valmont's Agriculture Division Software Engineering Department, you'll play an important role in advancing data-driven decision-making and irrigation optimization. You'll gain hands-on experience working with cloud-based data systems, developing predictive models, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to deliver impactful data insights. Valmont's internship program provides a hands-on learning experience through project work, leadership development, job shadowing, and interaction with senior leaders across the company. What You'll Do: Extract, clean, and preprocess data from Azure-based databases Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities Engineer features for predictive modeling and decision-making Develop and evaluate machine learning models to support irrigation optimization Document methodologies, findings, and present insights to key stakeholders Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate data solutions Identify data quality issues and propose process improvements What We're Looking For: Junior, Senior, or recent graduate pursuing a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation Strong programming skills in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib/Seaborn) Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure Strong experience in data cleaning, feature engineering, and model development, with the ability to interpret data, solve problems analytically, and translate findings into actionable insights Experience working with time-series or sensor data, particularly in agriculture or environmental contexts, is preferred Familiarity with geospatial analysis tools such as GeoPandas or QGIS is preferred Understanding of precision agriculture, irrigation systems, or agronomy preferred Exposure to MLOps practices and deploying machine learning models in production environments is preferred Experience with dashboarding and data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Plotly Dash preferred Ability to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) What You'll Gain: Paid internship with meaningful, career-related work experience Tuition assistance and other benefits available based on hours worked Part-time during the academic year, full-time and flexible in the summer, with potential for a full-time position post-graduation A supportive culture focused on learning and growth Opportunities to collaborate with intern peers and company leaders Benefits: Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision) 401k retirement plan with company match Paid time off Employer paid life insurance Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave Work Life Support Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.
At Valmont, we believe a career here is a career with a future! As a global leader in agriculture and infrastructure, we design solutions that help our customers grow smarter and work more efficiently. As a Data Science Intern within Valmont's Agriculture Division Software Engineering Department, you'll play an important role in advancing data-driven decision-making and irrigation optimization. You'll gain hands-on experience working with cloud-based data systems, developing predictive models, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to deliver impactful data insights. Valmont's internship program provides a hands-on learning experience through project work, leadership development, job shadowing, and interaction with senior leaders across the company. What You'll Do: Extract, clean, and preprocess data from Azure-based databases Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities Engineer features for predictive modeling and decision-making Develop and evaluate machine learning models to support irrigation optimization Document methodologies, findings, and present insights to key stakeholders Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate data solutions Identify data quality issues and propose process improvements What We're Looking For: Junior, Senior, or recent graduate pursuing a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation Strong programming skills in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib/Seaborn) Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure Strong experience in data cleaning, feature engineering, and model development, with the ability to interpret data, solve problems analytically, and translate findings into actionable insights Experience working with time-series or sensor data, particularly in agriculture or environmental contexts, is preferred Familiarity with geospatial analysis tools such as GeoPandas or QGIS is preferred Understanding of precision agriculture, irrigation systems, or agronomy preferred Exposure to MLOps practices and deploying machine learning models in production environments is preferred Experience with dashboarding and data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Plotly Dash preferred Ability to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) What You'll Gain: Paid internship with meaningful, career-related work experience Tuition assistance and other benefits available based on hours worked Part-time during the academic year, full-time and flexible in the summer, with potential for a full-time position post-graduation A supportive culture focused on learning and growth Opportunities to collaborate with intern peers and company leaders Benefits: Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision) 401k retirement plan with company match Paid time off Employer paid life insurance Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave Work Life Support Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.