About the role#
The Materials & Manufacturing Systems Research Lab at the General Motors R&D Center is seeking an intern to work on Smart Manufacturing Systems. You will join a team focused on improving advanced manufacturing capabilities by developing AI, machine learning, and agentic systems. Researchers in this role provide technical leadership, define strategic applications for factory operations, and collaborate with internal and external experts to advance research programs.
What you'll do#
- Build, validate, deploy, and scale AI/ML models for manufacturing engineering and research applications.
- Work across multiple AI domains, including deep learning, GenAI, Large Language Models, multimodal AI, agentic AI, World Models, and physics-based AI.
- Translate complex engineering problems into practical solution strategies and technical plans.
- Serve as a technical authority on model development, deployment architectures, data strategy, and responsible AI practices.
- Generate new concepts and conduct research using the latest AI/ML tools.
- Collaborate with fellow researchers, plant personnel, and academic partners.
- Communicate results through internal and external publications.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an advanced degree program (PhD or Masters) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success building and deploying AI/ML models in production or high-value research environments.
- Understanding of modern AI/ML development workflows, including data pipelines, model training, evaluation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
- Experience applying AI/ML to engineering, simulation, scientific computing, or advanced manufacturing.
- Background in manufacturing process modeling, design, control, and optimization.
- Proven record of high-impact publications in peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Proficiency in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization is preferred.
- Experience with structured database design and programming languages such as SQL, C++, Python, R, or Matlab is preferred.
- Familiarity with AI tools like Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, Keras, or PyTorch is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Warren, Michigan.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid (expected to report on-site at least three times per week).
- Commitment: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
- Start Dates: May 24, 2027, or June 14, 2027.
- Eligibility: This role is subject to export control restrictions and requires the candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). Sponsorship is not provided.
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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