General Motors
2027 Summer Intern, Onboard Autonomy, Embodied AI (PhD)
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Controls, Machine Learning, or a related STEM field.
About the job
Prototype, evaluate, and improve onboard autonomous-driving algorithms and software using real-world vehicle data and simulation.
What you'll do
- Develop and evaluate algorithms for perception, prediction, planning, trajectory generation, controls, or integration.
- Use driving data and simulation to measure performance, investigate failures, and build tools for processing, visualization, testing, and evaluation.
- Improve system performance, contribute to production-quality software, collaborate across disciplines, and present technical findings.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Controls, Machine Learning, or a related STEM field.
- Experience in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, controls, optimization, or autonomous systems through coursework, research, projects, or professional work.
- Strong Python skills and experience with C++ or another systems programming language.
- Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the internship.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or ROS.
- Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, deep learning, transformers, multimodal learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or trajectory prediction.
Pay
$14,600 per month (salary; base or total pay not specified)
Tools
Python, C++, ROS, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX
AI focus
Develop and evaluate machine-learning-based autonomy capabilities, including perception, prediction, planning, and trajectory generation.
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