Performance Engineer Intern Jobs in Waterloo, ON

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JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary education program (college or university), preferably in Software Engineering/Computer Science discipline or equivalent.
• Experience creating AI agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio is an asset (topics, actions, connectors, environments/solutions, publishing, and testing).
• Experience building locally hosted LLM agents using real data is an asset (on-prem/self-hosted models, RAG, data grounding).
• Experience with Databricks and Databricks Genie is an asset.
• Strong understanding of conversation design is an asset (intent design, clarifying questions, fallback handling, escalation to humans).
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform is an asset (Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, Dataverse).
• Familiarity with knowledge sources and agent grounding is an asset (Databricks, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, structured FAQs, metadata).
• Basic programming/scripting skills are an asset (examples: Python, JavaScript).
• Basic knowledge of SQL and databases is an asset (Microsoft SQL Serverpreferred)
• Experience with dashboards/visualization is an asset (Power BI, Grafana, Excel dashboards).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to uphold confidentiality.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Able to be flexible in hours of work to meet internal/external customer requirements.
• Ability to work overtime to meet customer needs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Engineering department with day-to-day tasks, including data management, documentation updates, meeting support, and coordination of engineering deliverables.
• Build and maintain Copilot Studio agents that support Engineering and Operations workflows (Q&A, guided work, task routing, standard responses).
• Design agent topics and conversation flows including trigger phrases, clarifying questions, error handling, and escalation paths.
• Connect agents to approved business systems using actions and connectors (examples: SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Dataverse, Databricks, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).
• Create and curate knowledge sources for reliable agent answers (structured content, FAQs, tagging/metadata, revision control).
• Develop test plans and execute iterative testing (happy paths, edge cases, access checks, regression testing) and track improvements.
• Monitor agent performance and adoption (usage, success rate, top intents, failure reasons) and implement continuous improvement.
• Document agent design and support materials (architecture, knowledge sources, actions, permissions, release notes, user guide).
• Automate current business systems and workflows to reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy (Power Automate and basic scripting as applicable).
• Required to adhere to all Health and Safety programs in accordance with the O.H.S.A.
• Follow and ensure the company's procedures regarding safety rules and regulations are followed throughout the plant.
• Ensure that you work and operate equipment according to the company's safety rules and regulations.
• Ensure that your department is clean, tidy, organized and a safe workplace at all times.
• Follows and complies with all Operational Procedures and Policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (i.e. TS16949, ISO14001)
• Understands, promotes and lives by Magna's philosophies and Employee Charter
• Adheres to Modatek's core values, integrity, respect, trust, honesty, fairness and loyalty
• Follows Magna's Code of Conduct and Ethics and related compliance policies.
• Performs all duties in an environmentally responsible manner in accordance with the Modatek Systems Environmental Policy
• Performs other duties as required

Salary Range: $28.09 - $33.05

This position is a replacement.

WORK AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment, but may be exposed to elements such as temperature and noise during time spent in the plant
• Flexible to travel to meet customer demands
• Physically able to perform the essential duties of the position

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.