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**Hybrid:** This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report in office three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business].

Start dates for this internship role are May 18 & June 15 of 2026.

The Team:

At GM, we craft products people crave and experiences they never forget. It all starts with research and development. We are looking for R&D Interns to craft, design, and develop groundbreaking designs and concepts. In this internship, you will plan and execute collaborative research to generate new knowledge and sophisticated technology for our vehicles. Our culture of "Innovate and Embrace Change" gives you the opportunity to be creative and implement designs that could possibly be driving around in the near future!

Internet-of-Things (IoT) builds many opportunities to improve the life quality of human beings. Vehicle Health Management (VHM) is an emerging technology rooted in IoT. In the context of vehicle manufacturing, the vehicle engineering data collected through wireless communication (with customer consent) allow the prediction of vehicle system issues, and the notification of drivers before vehicle performance is impacted, consequently, helping people to better manage their busy life. The VHM team in Energy and Propulsion Systems Research Lab integrates fundamental physics modeling with modern machine learning techniques such as Large Language Model, to develop diagnostics, prognostics, and system performance management solutions at scale. Join us if you want to work with a vibrant team to address challenges in cloud-based computing, predictive modeling, and AI/ML to advance VHM, and to make a positive impact to the lives of millions of people.

What You Will Do:

+ Conduct research and/or experiments to collect required data and validate research ideas

+ Document and present results. Depending on the assignment, results could lead to external publications and/or intellectual property

+ Assist lab management in identifying mega trends in technology and business strategies in the automotive sector

+ Develop and execute specific research plans, including concept generation, development, implementation, and validation

+ Collaborate effectively with peers, management, operations groups, and outside organizations

Required Qualifications:

+ U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens.

+ Must be a second year Master’s student or currently pursuing PhD

+ Preferred degree in science/engineering subject areas

+ Strong theoretical and experimental skills

+ Previous research work experience in development of design methodology and technology transfer

+ Ability to work both independently and in teams

+ Consistently demonstrate critical thinking and strong teamwork

+ Effective verbal and written communication skills

+ Excellent persuasion, active listening, delegation, and leadership skills to work effectively with GM internal and external customers

What Will Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

+ Prior internship experience in automotive, technology, or manufacturing

+ Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed

+ Demonstrates leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities or service organizations

+ Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, especially the ability to synthesize large amounts of data involving multiple variables into comprehensive, impactful insights

+ Willingness to ask questions, take initiative and be inventive

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill sophisticated subjects to a wider audience

+ Emerging partnership and teamwork skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a rapidly moving environment

+ High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed

+ Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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