--- title: 'AI Research Internship at Kitware' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/ai-research-internship-kitware-clifton-park-6t20xev1vezm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-19' --- # AI Research Internship at Kitware - **Company:** Kitware - **Location:** Clifton Park, NY - **Compensation:** $40–$60/hr - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/kitware/ff25a349-a362-45d2-b1e4-2487c1df4f75 ## Job description Team Description: Kitware is a leader in cutting-edge research and algorithm development for artificial intelligence (AI), including automated image, video, text, and multimodal analysis. Our solutions embracing AI add measurable value to government agencies, commercial organizations, and academic institutions worldwide. We have developed a deep understanding in extracting useful, actionable information from multiple data sources like images, video, metadata, audio, and text, and we recognize the need for robust, affordable solutions. We seek to advance AI, computer vision, and other related fields through research and development and collaborative projects that can contribute to our open source software platforms, such asXAITK, NRTK, and ALIGN. About the Projects: The AI Research interns will be able to explore their own ideas to address challenging real-world AI problems. They will be encouraged to publish the results of their work in academic papers submitted to premier conferences. We consider the work that we do on our government contracts as one of the ways that we give back to the community. We partner with premier government R&D agencies such as DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, NVESD, NOAA, and other branches of the US Government on a range of efforts, including prime contracts, SBIRs, and STTRs. In addition, we provide commercial services to companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Kitware employs an open source business model to foster extended, collaborative communities and to provide effective, flexible, and high-quality technical solutions. In This Position You Will: - Be part of Kitware's overall mission of positive social impact through work in areas such as environmental monitoring, national and global security, ethical and responsible AI, open science, scientific computing, and medical computing. - Develop robust solutions in the various areas of AI, including Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision Language Models (VLMs), Foundation Models, etc. - Develop algorithms to solve interesting, challenging technical problems: object detection, classification, and tracking; video/image understanding and search; 3D reconstruction from aerial imagery; reasoning and alignment in decision-making; threat detection and decision alignment in cybersecurity; and many more. Required Qualifications: - Ph.D. students in Computer Science or a related AI field. - Knowledge and experience in computer vision, foundation models, LLMs, machine learning, audio processing, or related areas. - Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, or other related tools. - Candidates should include a list of publications as part of their resume/CV. - Due to contractual requirements, only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position. - This is an on-site position with the expectation of 5 days/week in office. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with multiple large multimodal AI models, including image, text, and speech modalities. - Publication history and desire to publish in premier academic conferences like CVPR, ICCV, ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, ICML, NeurIPS, etc. - Experience and interest in contributing to open source software community projects. Company Description: Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others. Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned. Additional Information: Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property.  Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees. If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at hr@kitware.com at any time during the hiring process. ## About Kitware ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kitware provides advanced technical computing, state-of-the-art AI, and custom software solutions built on open source platforms to solve complex scientific and industrial challenges. - **Entity Type**: Private (100% employee-owned via ESOP) - **Headquarters**: Clifton Park, New York, USA - **Founded**: 1998 - **Founders**: Lisa Avila, Bill Hoffman, Will Schroeder, Ken Martin, and Charles Law ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Advanced technical computing, artificial intelligence, computer vision, medical computing, scientific computing, software development - Target customers: B2B – government agencies, research institutions, and commercial enterprises across defense, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences - Mission or purpose statement: “To advance science and technology, empowering global innovation and addressing the world’s challenges.” ## Products & Services - **Open Source Platforms**: Widely used libraries and applications (e.g., VTK, CMake, ParaView, ITK, KWIVER) that form the foundation for custom solutions. - **Custom Software Development**: Tailored solutions built on open source platforms for customers requiring proprietary, secure, or regulated applications. - **AI & Deep Learning Services**: State-of-the-art models and algorithms integrated with dataset management and AI training pipelines. - **Consulting & Research**: Collaboration with customers across all technology readiness levels, from basic research to production deployment. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (employee-owned, no public valuation) - **Key Metric**: Consolidated revenue over $39 million (as of latest available data) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (self-funded, no external investors); customers include diverse government and commercial entities. - **Growth Signals**: 500+ active projects worldwide; team of 200+ employees across six offices (Clifton Park, Santa Fe, Minneapolis, Carrboro, Arlington, Lyon); 100% employee-owned structure ensures long-term independence and sustainability. ## Competitive Advantages - **Open Source Moat**: Decades of investment in widely adopted open source platforms (VTK, CMake, etc.) create a strong ecosystem and reduce customer lock-in. - **Deep Technical Expertise**: Internationally renowned researchers and developers in AI, computer vision, medical computing, and scientific computing. - **100% Employee Ownership**: All shares held in an ESOP, aligning employee incentives with long-term company success and independence. - **Proven Track Record**: 20+ years of successful custom solution delivery with no vendor lock-in for customers. ## Strategic Focus - Continue to advance AI and open source platforms to accelerate reproducible research and product development. - Expand custom solution offerings across new industries while maintaining a strong research culture. - Invest in talent development through tuition reimbursement, an Open Source Software Technology Program, and a culture of continuous learning. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Mission**: Strong emphasis on open science, collaboration, and making a positive impact on the world. 95% of employees say it’s a great place to work (Great Place to Work® certified). - **100% Employee-Owned**: Every employee shares in the company’s financial success through the ESOP. - **Work-Life Balance**: Flexible schedules with core hours (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.); six weeks of paid time off per year; paid parental leave. - **Professional Development**: Funded conference attendance, 80% tuition reimbursement (100% for eligible master’s program), and a career development program. - **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with immediate vesting after six months, life and disability insurance. - **Locations**: Offices in Clifton Park (NY), Santa Fe (NM), Minneapolis (MN), Carrboro (NC), Arlington (VA), and Lyon, France – each offering unique lifestyle opportunities. - **Engineering Culture**: Collaborative team environment with two mentors for new hires; strong emphasis on open source contributions and publishing (1,000+ papers). ## Sources 1. 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