Data Science Research Intern

Location :

Santa Clara California United States

Job ID : R0112340

Date Posted : Company Name :

HITACHI AMERICA LTD.

Profession (Job Category) :

Administration & Facilities

Job Schedule : Full time

Remote : No

Job Description :

Data Science Research Intern Data Center Supply Chain Analytics

Company : Hitachi America Ltd.

Division : Research & Development (R&D) Strategic Data Solution Lab (SDSL)

Location : Santa Clara CA

Status : Intern

Duration : 4 months (December 2025 March 2026 eligible for extension)

About Hitachi Ltd.

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT OT (Operational Technology) and products Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment wellbeing and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors Digital Systems & Services Energy Mobility and Connective Industries and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core Hitachi generates value from integrating data technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31 2025) totaled 9783.3 billion yen with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280000 employees worldwide. Visit us at .

Summary

At Hitachi America R&D we believe innovation drives sustainable progress. We are committed to applying advanced analytics machine learning and optimization to solve complex challenges across industries. Our research team plays a key role in shaping Hitachis future by exploring new ideas and delivering impactful solutions that help our customers make smarter more resilient decisions.

As an intern working on our Data Center Supply Chain team you will support ongoing projects in inventory management and dynamic part allocation. You will gain hands-on experience working with real-world data applying machine learning and optimization techniques and contributing to solutions that ensure data centers run efficiently and reliably.

This is a great opportunity to learn how cutting-edge AI and optimization are applied in a fast-growing industry while working alongside researchers and engineers in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Support the development of models for inventory tracking forecasting and part allocation in data center supply chains.

Perform data collection cleaning and exploratory data analysis (EDA) to extract insights from real world datasets.

Assist in building predictive models and optimization frameworks for demand supply and resource allocation.

Contribute to simulation and evaluation of different allocation strategies under realistic scenarios.

Document progress and share results with the team through presentations reports and visualizations.

Collaborate with researchers and engineers to learn how innovations move toward production-ready solutions.

Required Qualifications

Current PhDs or Masters student in Industrial Engineering Operations Research Computer Science Applied Mathematics or a related field.

Strong programming skills in Python (e.g. Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn PyTorch / TensorFlow).

Knowledge of machine learning basics (regression classification forecasting) and / or optimization methods.

Ability to work with data pipelines (structured / unstructured data).

Good analytical thinking problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with supply chain or inventory management concepts.

Exposure to operations research techniques (linear programming simulation heuristics).

Experience with forecasting models (time series probabilistic approaches).

Interest in reinforcement learning or multi-agent systems for decision-making.

Knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g. matplotlib seaborn Plotly).

What Youll Gain

Hands-on experience applying AI / ML and optimization in data center supply chains.

Exposure to real-world projects and challenges in demand-supply alignment.

Mentorship from experienced researchers and engineers.

Opportunity to contribute ideas and see them tested in practical scenarios.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesnt impact your ability to do the job including race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit :

Wa Harmony Trust Respect

Makoto Sincerity Fairness Honesty Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin Pioneering Spirit Challenge

For California only (as required by Californias Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act ( SB 1162) : The expected hourly rate for this position in our California office is $36 - 50 per hour. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including but not limited to depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Americas variable pay program subject to the programs conditions and restrictions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females / Minorities / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi please send the nature of request and contact information to Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Robotics,Machine Learning,Python,AI,C / C++,Data Collection,Research Experience,Signal Processing,Natural Language Processing,Computer Vision,Deep Learning,Tensorflow

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 36 - 50