[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Vertiv Holdings jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Vertiv Holdings · Columbus, OH # Technical Innovation Intern (Summer 2027) Columbus, OH, United States Early career Operations Listed on Vertiv Holdings’s official careers site. Posted October 5, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Vertiv Holdings’s careers site →](https://egup.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/20279286) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Vertiv Holdings](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/) / Technical Innovation Intern (Summer 2027) ## Job description ### POSITION SUMMARY The Technical Innovation Intern will support the Office of the CTO by researching and evaluating emerging technologies that can enhance data center operations and Vertiv’s current and future product offerings. This role is ideal for candidates passionate about innovation and the future of critical digital infrastructure. The intern will also contribute to hands-on AI development and experimentation using local AI computing systems while collaborating with engineering, product, IT, university, and innovation teams. ### RESPONSIBILITIES - Conduct research on emerging data center technologies, including AC power, air and liquid cooling, energy storage, IoT, advanced materials, AI infrastructure, and digital twins. - Analyze industry reports, academic publications, patents, and market trends to identify innovations applicable to Vertiv’s product lines. - Evaluate technologies from startups, universities, established vendors, and advanced technology providers. - Assess the potential impact of emerging technologies on current and future product offerings. - Prepare technical summaries, reports, presentations, innovation briefs, and recommendations highlighting integration or development opportunities. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess technical feasibility and application potential. - Use local AI computing systems to prototype, test, and document AI and machine-learning workflows. - Support local large language model deployment, inference, evaluation, prompt testing, semantic search, and lightweight fine-tuning experiments. - Assist with Python-based data pipelines, API and RSS integrations, model evaluation, dashboards, and automation workflows. - Help maintain reliable AI computing workloads, including logging, scheduled jobs, backups, startup and recovery processes, and technical documentation. - Follow Vertiv IT, laboratory, access-control, cybersecurity, and responsible-AI requirements when working with AI systems and company information. - Support university partnerships, startup engagement, innovation dashboards, newsletters, and knowledge-management activities. - Present research findings, demonstrations, and recommendations to the Office of the CTO and engineering leadership. ### QUALIFICATIONS - Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrated work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality work. - Strong analytical, research, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. - Ability to learn in a fast-paced innovation environment and manage multiple assignments. - Strong collaboration and teamwork skills across engineering, product, IT, and external partner teams. - Experience with Python and familiarity with Linux or Ubuntu environments is preferred. - Familiarity with machine learning, generative AI, large language models, embeddings, semantic search, or model evaluation is preferred. - Exposure to Git or GitLab, REST APIs, databases, containers, automation, or open-source AI tools is a plus. - Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI or Streamlit experience is a plus. - Ability to troubleshoot software and system issues and maintain clear technical documentation. - Commitment to safe, secure, ethical, and responsible use of AI systems and company information. ### PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS - No special physical requirements. - Work may take place in an office or controlled lab environment using desktop AI-computing equipment. ### TRAVEL REQUIRED - None or minimal travel as required #LI-RB1 ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 5, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 13 days - Location: Columbus, OH, United States[Apply on Vertiv Holdings’s careers site →](https://egup.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/20279286) ## More jobs at Vertiv Holdings ### [Customer Engineer I - Columbus, Ohio](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/2d0cafeabb327236a942/) Columbus, OH, United States ### [ERS-Engineering Regional Manager - Northeast](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/375211afe249b5abc176/) Columbus, OH, United States ### [ERS-Engineering Regional Manager - Pacific](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/c1ffe55fa37ec4575de3/) Columbus, OH, United States ### [ERS-Engineering Regional Manager - South](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/87b5660d1c19c62e590a/) Columbus, OH, United States ### [Engineering Internship - Lab Focus (Summer 2027)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/67dfca0f179ee2e07e7e/) Columbus, OH, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Summer 2027 MBA Internship – Primary Care & Clinical Innovation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/humana/jobs/d28cebe78747c8deeec1/) Humana · Louisville, Kentucky ### [Summer 2027 Business Innovation & AI Products Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/3d6d11b8d8792893ca82/) Huntington Bank · Austin, TX Columbus, OH Chicago, IL ### [Technical Sales Co-Op - Spring/Summer 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/abb/jobs/7642ad1c98e49e94907b/) ABB · Cary, North Carolina, United States of America ### [Applied AI & Business Innovation Intern - Summer 2027 - Franklin, TN](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nissan-motor/jobs/b0c65cd9c36061f3dffa/) Nissan Motor · Franklin, Tennessee - United States of America ### [Summer Intern, Undergraduate Finance Innovation & Technology (FIT)- New York, 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/marsh/jobs/702513d4998c6db72837/) Marsh · New York - OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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