Drimva

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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