About the role#
The IndyCar Race Strategy & Analytics intern will support the Chevrolet IndyCar Program by turning race, telemetry, timing, scoring, and track data into reliable analysis. You will work with the Race Strategy & Analytics team to prepare data, test analytical tools, and evaluate model outputs. This role helps improve race-weekend execution through technical support and data-driven insights.
What you'll do#
- Collect, clean, organize, and validate race, telemetry, timing, scoring, fuel, tire, and track data.
- Support back-testing, scenario analysis, and basic simulation of race-strategy recommendations.
- Evaluate model inputs and outputs related to fuel usage, tire performance, cautions, pit cycles, track position, and remaining-race conditions.
- Maintain track configuration data, timing lines, pit segments, and logical segments.
- Create charts, summaries, dashboards, and technical documentation for engineering and competition stakeholders.
- Support software and data-engineering tasks, such as testing workflows, checking APIs, documenting defects, and verifying fixes.
- Participate in race-replay reviews to compare model recommendations with actual race outcomes.
- Apply disciplined practices for version control, testing, data quality, and communicating analytical assumptions.
What you'll need#
- Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, or Statistics.
- Graduation date between December 2027 and May 2029.
- Ability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the summer of 2027.
- Experience with Python, SQL, data visualization, or statistical analysis.
- Familiarity with Git, APIs, databases, cloud analytics, or software testing.
- Coursework or project experience in simulation, optimization, machine learning, or time-series data.
- Interest in motorsports, vehicle performance, or race engineering.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and complete independent tasks.
Location & details#
- Location: Concord, North Carolina.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week at the Charlotte Technical Center.
- Employment Type: Full-time, paid internship.
- Note: This role does not provide immigration-related sponsorship.
About General Motors
General Motors is a public company based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry. The company employs over 106,000 people. Its work spans the design and production of cars, trucks, and transportation technology, including software, electrification, and AI.
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