About the role#
General Motors is looking for a Radar Hardware Development Engineer Intern to help develop and evaluate radar hardware for vehicle safety and automated driving systems. You will gain hands-on experience with radar electronics, RF signal chains, sensor architecture, and hardware validation. Working with our engineering teams, you will contribute to design reviews, bench testing, troubleshooting, and data analysis for complex sensing systems.
What you'll do#
- Support radar hardware development through requirements review, interface definition, design reviews, and issue tracking.
- Assist with reviews of schematics, PCB layouts, RF front ends, antennas, signal chains, power, embedded compute, thermal behavior, and diagnostics.
- Set up and execute bench, laboratory, environmental, simulation, and vehicle-integration tests.
- Troubleshoot hardware by taking measurements, analyzing results, reproducing issues, and documenting root-cause findings.
- Evaluate engineering data to assess sensor performance, identify trends, and support design decisions.
- Assist with investigations into signal integrity, power, thermal performance, electromagnetic compatibility, and reliability.
- Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and vehicle-integration teams to resolve issues.
- Contribute to technical documentation such as requirements, design decisions, test results, and validation evidence.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
- Graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 with the intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
- Coursework or project experience in electronics, RF engineering, radar, antennas, signal processing, embedded systems, or circuit design.
- Experience with Python, MATLAB, or similar scripting and analysis environments.
- Familiarity with circuit design, hardware interfaces, testing, and data analysis.
- Ability to interpret schematics, technical requirements, and engineering drawings.
- Experience with test equipment like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, or network analyzers.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work hands-on in a laboratory environment.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time internship for Summer 2027.
- The role is based on-site in Milford, Michigan or Warren, Michigan.
- This position does not provide immigration 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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