AI and Manufacturing Innovation Intern

About Paramount Extrusions:

PARAMOUNT EXTRUSIONS is a high-end, tight tolerance aluminum extrusion specialist known for pushing boundaries and shaping the exceptional. Our attention to precision and relentless commitment to customer success allows us to transform the most intricate concepts into reality. With world-class expertise and our unique indirect extrusion process, Paramount enables customers to achieve their boldest ideas more cost-effectively and efficiently. From design to extrusion, and fabrication to finishing, our turnkey suite of solutions caters to the needs of any project. With skills forged by 70 years of crafting profiles that defy convention, our focus goes beyond the technical aspects of extrusion to the application’s ultimate success.

About the Role:

We’re building from scratch—and that’s exactly the fun of it. At Paramount Extrusions, we’re applying cutting-edge AI tools to a legacy industry that’s rich with opportunity. We’re looking for a native AI builder who loves to tinker, prototype, and push boundaries. If you’ve been hacking together ChatGPT agents or Gemini pipelines in your free time and want to apply those skills in the real world—this role is for you.

You’ll work directly with our President and Data Engineer to explore, experiment, and deploy AI-powered solutions across manufacturing operations and commercial sales. Your work will touch everything from quoting automation to sales pipeline management to internal task reduction—and if you can dream it, we want to test it.

What You’ll Work On:

· Design and deploy internal AI tools/agents to reduce redundant or manual tasks (e.g., document processing, technical quote creation, order tracking).

· Automate quoting and sales workflows using LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

· Integrate AI into pipeline management tools (e.g., Pipedrive) and CRM processes.

· Partner with operations to uncover efficiency gaps and test AI-driven optimizations.

· Rapidly prototype and iterate—perfection isn’t required, clarity on what needs to be perfect is.

· Collaborate with data engineering to tap into our data lake and create Power BI-ready outputs when needed.

Our Tech Environment:

· Operations Tools: Esoteric MRP, NetSuite, Pipedrive, Microsoft Teams

· Data Stack: Python, custom-built data lake, Power BI

· AI Stack: OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini) – with active use and experimentation

What We’re Looking For:

· Natural builder—experience creating with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar platforms

· Strong Python skills and familiarity with APIs, prompt engineering, or LLM frameworks

· Passion for real-world AI use cases, particularly in manufacturing, sales, or process automation

· Curiosity about how physical operations and technical sales work

· Comfortable in ambiguity; thrives in “figure it out and ship it” environments

· Strong communication skills and a bias toward action

Bonus Points:

· Experience integrating with CRMs (Pipedrive, HubSpot, etc.)

· Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems or manufacturing workflows

· Prior startup or side project experience (show us what you've built!)

Why Join Us:

· You’ll help shape the AI foundation of a 70 year legacy business modernizing rapidly

· Direct access to executive leadership and engineering guidance

· Freedom to test ideas that have real, immediate impact on production and profitability

· High autonomy and exposure across departments—from plant floor to sales

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Hourly rate range for this role depending on experience will be $28.00- $30.00

Work Location: In person