Program Overview
Our summer internship program provides students with hands-on industry experience, technical mentorship, and a competitive stipend. Interns are paired with a faculty mentor to guide their progress and ensure academic integration with their professional work.
Program Logistics
| Duration: | 14 weeks of work |
| Date Range: | May 4th – August 21st (16-week window) |
| Hours: | 29.5 hours per week |
| Stipend: | $6,000 for the summer |
| Presentations: | Friday, August 28th (Industry Summit) |
Note: While the program spans a 16-week interval, interns coordinate with their host company to determine the weeks they'll work.
Application
To apply for the summer internship program, please fill out the internship application below, and email your application along with a resume and transcript to Dylan Zwick.Application: word or pdf
Industry Partners
We are proud to collaborate with leading technology and defense firms in Northern Utah. Below are examples of past and potential internship roles:
Intermountain Health
Focus: AI Governance and Tracking.
Focused on reviewing and tracking AI tools used in healthcare. More detailed description is here.
Halosight
Focus: AI Tools and Performance Evaluation.
Focused on developing AI solutions for education and evaluating the quality of AI generated content.
Ignisware
Focus: Dev Ops and Platform Engineering.
The intern will support our DevOps/Platform Engineering team in managing Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS EKS using GitOps practices (FluxCD). Day-to-day work includes writing and reviewing Kubernetes manifests, Helm chart configurations, and Kustomize overlays; troubleshooting application deployments and pod health issues; and working with AWS services like EKS, SQS, S3, and RDS. They'll gain hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation), observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki), and CI/CD pipelines — all in a production environment serving real traffic.
Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center (MARS)
Focus: Data Engineering and modeling.
The MARS Center at Weber State University is seeking an intern to deploy and maintain data
engineering pipelines for equipment log files and manufacturing process data. This person
will also perform analysis on data collected throughout the facility, create business analytics tools
(Microsoft SharePoint/Power Platform), and help facilitate smooth operations within our manufacturing
execution system (ION Factory OS). Preference will be given to those willing to stay on part time with
the MARS Center during the school year after the summer internship (20 hrs/week minimum).
This position requires access to ITAR controlled technical data. Federal regulations restrict such access
to what are called ‘U.S. persons.’ For ITAR purposes, a U.S. person includes U.S. citizens, lawful
permanent residents, refugees, or individuals granted asylum (See 22 CFR §120.62).
Weber State University
Focus: Full-Stack Development and Data Management.
Development of a full-stack web application designed to manage and visualize alumni data, including a searchable directory and integrated survey responses per alumni.
LingoLinq
Focus: AI-powered automations and workflows
LingoLinq is an Ogden-based startup developing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) software.
We are building a communication app to empower individuals with complex communication needs, such as autism,
cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or other speech and language difficulties.
We are looking to sponsor a student who can help us identify, design and implement AI-based solutions to improve
communication speed through advanced word and phrase prediction, keyword to sentence expansion,
contextual awareness, and tone and inflection adjustment. The intern will help explore, design, and implement AI-powered
automations and AI agents across our workflows.
Our software is used as a medical and educational device and needs to be HIPAA, FERPA, COPPA and SOC2 compliant.
As such, we also look for contributions in designing safeguards to protect confidential data.
The intern will be working with our development team, and help design and implement solutions under their mentorship in
coordination with Weber State faculty.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys experimenting, learning by doing, and turning ideas into practical systems
that save time and reduce manual work. Builders who’ve created or experimented with AI agents or automation projects,
and are excited to learn, experiment, and shape the use of AI in real workflows. Students or early-career professionals
interested in applied AI, automation, or systems design. People who enjoy turning vague problems into working systems
Data Science Unlocked
Focus: Quality Assurance and Testing.
Data Science Unlocked, LLC is looking for an intern that is focused on quality assurance. Specifically, we are looking for an intern that cares more about the software providing the right answer than being fast.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I coordinate my 14 weeks of work?
Once accepted, you should coordinate with your supervisor at the host company to map out your schedule within the May 4th – August 21st window.
Is the Industry Summit presentation mandatory?
Yes. All interns are expected to present their work and findings on Friday, August 28th.
Have more questions? Contact me at dylanzwick@weber.edu.