Highlights
Duties may include designing and developing AI agents, integrating agents with engineering tools and data sources, developing and evaluating RAG-based solutions, testing agent behavior, and contributing to AI-enabled solutions across the software development lifecycle. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Andover, MA |
| Industry | Medical Devices and Supplies |
| Salary | $27–$32 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
Description
This position does not offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
Thank you for considering employment with Smith and Nephew. This job opportunity is not currently available for hiring; however, this requisition was established for candidates to express interest in the above position, with a view to progress formally once we are in a position to do so
Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
The Agentic AI Intern will work with the Software Engineering team to develop and prototype next-generation AI solutions and intelligent agents. The intern will gain hands-on experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-enabled software development. Duties may include designing and developing AI agents, integrating agents with engineering tools and data sources, developing and evaluating RAG-based solutions, testing agent behavior, and contributing to AI-enabled solutions across the software development lifecycle.
What will you be doing?
- Work closely with managers and mentors to complete specifically identified internship projects.
- Design, develop, and prototype AI agents and agentic workflows for software engineering use cases.
- Build applications and services using Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Explore technologies such as RAG, tool/function calling, agent memory, multi-agent workflows, MCP, and human-in-the-loop interactions.
- Develop integrations between AI agents and engineering systems, APIs, and knowledge sources.
- Develop automated methods to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, and quality of AI-agent outputs.
- Apply good software engineering practices including source control, code reviews, automated testing, documentation, and secure development.
- Document technical designs, experiments, results, and key learnings.
- Present project conclusions to senior leadership.
Planned Start Date: May 2027
Program Length: 12 weeks
Location: Andover, MA
What will you need to be successful
Education:
- Must be currently matriculated or within a year of matriculation in an accredited university as an undergraduate majoring in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Must be in excellent academic standing, with a 3.0 minimum GPA preferred
Experience:
- Previous applicable intern, co-op, part-time, apprenticeship, academic, or personal project experience is preferred.
- Experience programming in Python is preferred.
- Academic or hands-on project experience with Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, or machine learning is preferred.
- Exposure to technologies such as LangChain, LangGraph, Strands, Amazon Bedrock, RAG, vector databases, or similar AI technologies is a plus.
- Experience developing APIs, cloud applications, or software integrations is a plus.
Competencies:
- Strong interest in AI, Generative AI, and autonomous/agentic software systems.
- High learning agility with the ability to quickly experiment with and evaluate emerging AI technologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to design, implement, test, and document software solutions.
- Strong communication skills including technical writing, listening, and speaking.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive project completion.
- Independent thinking and the ability to work within a team is required.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to rapidly evolving technologies.
You. Unlimited
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Training:
- Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship
The anticipated base compensation range for this position is $27- $32 USD hourly
The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role at Smith + Nephew. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
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About Company
The Group has a history dating back 160 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith who opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business.
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Image: Thomas James Smith
A few days after the declaration of World War 1 in 1914, Horatio Nelson Smith (the nephew of the company founder T. J Smith) met with an envoy of the French President in London. The company was awarded a contract to supply £350,000 of surgical and field dressings, to be delivered in five months.
By the late 1990s, Smith & Nephew had expanded into being a diverse healthcare conglomerate with operations across the globe, including various medical devices, personal care products and traditional and pioneering woundcare treatments.
In 1998, Smith & Nephew announced a major restructuring to focus management attention and investment on three business units — wound management, endoscopy and orthopaedics — which offered high growth and margin opportunities.
Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation.
Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in many countries around the world.