General Motors
Summer 2027 Intern - Research and Development - Smart Manufacturing Systems
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Education
- Pursuing an advanced degree (PhD or Masters) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or a related field; must be a current student.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship. The successful candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).
About the job
Conduct research and build, deploy, and scale AI/ML systems and decision-support tools for manufacturing engineering and plant operations.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate AI/ML models, agents, and systems for manufacturing applications.
- Translate engineering and business challenges into AI/ML solutions; advise on model development, deployment, data strategy, and evaluation.
- Conduct research and communicate findings through technical collaboration, presentations, and publications.
What they ask for
- Must be a current student pursuing a PhD or Master’s in a listed or related field.
- Demonstrated success building and deploying AI/ML models in production or applied research environments, with expertise across multiple AI domains.
- Experience applying AI/ML to technical domains such as engineering, simulation, scientific computing, or advanced manufacturing; background in manufacturing process modeling, design, control, and optimization.
- Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week during the summer; proven record of high-impact peer-reviewed publications.
Nice to have
- PhD in a relevant field; manufacturing implementations in process modeling, design, control, and optimization.
- Data manipulation, analysis, and visualization; structured database design and integration; programming with SQL, C++, Python, R, or Matlab; familiarity with Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, Keras, or PyTorch.
Tools
SQL, C++, Python, R, Matlab, Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, PyTorch
AI focus
Research and production development of AI/ML models, LLMs, generative and multimodal AI, agentic systems, world models, and physics-based AI for smart manufacturing.
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