Data Engineering Internship - Summer 2027

About the role

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

About the role

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated Data Engineering intern to join our team this summer. The position analyzes data processes and the needs of users and stakeholders; develops project plans; and designs, implements, and manages data quality, data reporting, and governance solutions. The position requires the person to:

• Work with project stakeholders to identify business requirements and expected outcomes.
• Create, evaluate, and summarize data assets in a form acceptable for use within the Company or outside the Company, including use by government bureaus, agencies, and others.
• Evaluate and complete regulatory data requests in an accurate and timely manner.
• Understand data sources and the data lineage of various computer systems in the Company.
• Build, maintain, and document code used to transform, aggregate, and analyze data.
• Create and enhance data extracts and analyses to support data reporting functions and inquiries.
• Evaluate the reliability of sources of data, investigate data integrity, identify data problems, and provide technical expertise for ensuring data quality, while promoting understanding within the Division.
• Assist with training and mentoring of other associates.
• Contribute to and promote the peer review process, verify work completed by others, and develop other quality control measures

This internship has full-time hours (Monday through Friday) and is in person in Lansing, Michigan. Interns choose their start and end dates. Most join in mid-May and stay until mid-August.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Student must be working toward a bachelor's in statistics, computer science, data mining, machine learning, mathematics, physics, operations research, or a related quantitative discipline, and have at least two years of coursework completed. Master's students are also considered if graduation is August 2027 or later.
• Successful completion of actuarial exams or other Company approved courses is preferred. These requirements may be waived or changed, at Company discretion, based on prior education and/or experience.
• Ability to apply mathematical, statistical, and programming concepts and procedures to analyze and solve complex insurance processes.
• Demonstrate strong analytical reasoning, problem solving, technical writing, and collaboration and presentation skills.
• Exhibit high level of initiative, motivation, organization, and leadership.
• Ability to lead projects and coordinate among diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor by sharing knowledge and challenging others to grow their skill sets.
• Ability to work effectively with others at all levels.