2027 Summer Intern – Performance Analysis
Concord, CA - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
The Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated individual for a summer internship in our Performance Analysis team. As a member of our group you will be responsible for complex analytical work and will see a multi-faceted project chosen to reflect team priorities at the start of the internship through to completion. Given the breadth of areas we work in an aptitude in vehicle dynamics controls optimization and data analytics will serve as a strong foundation but a successful candidate will be driven by genuine curiosity to better understand the subject matter and ingenuity in finding the optimal solution. As an intern you will work with a senior mentor to learn specialized industry knowledge and track project progress through a regular series of touchpoints.
The Team:
Our Performance Analysis team is a small highly skilled group dedicated to advancing our organizations ability to derive actionable insight from the data and tools available across the GM Motorsport program. To accomplish this the group must collaborate across the greater Motorsports organization to identify develop and implement projects with long term value and learning potential. This work can take many forms; whether it is developing performance metrics creating analysis procedures refining and validating simulation tools or implementing methods to extract greater learnings from many data sources we acquire a diverse set of skills ranging from vehicle dynamics to data analytics is regularly required.
What Youll Do:
- Collaborate with GM Motorsports personnel across departments
- Learn and utilize Motorsports specific toolchains and software packages
- Complete a primary project during your internship which will include:
- Analyzing potential solution approaches and proposing a best course of action
- Performing analysis and development work relying on vehicle dynamics understanding appropriate internal tools and available data
- Documenting work versioning code in GitHub and detailing procedures in Confluence
- Produce a final report upon project completion with findings and process summary
Required Qualifications:
- Pursuit of a Bachelors Masters or PhD degree in Engineering or Physics
- Must be graduating between January 2028 or later
- Able to work fulltime 40 hours per week during the summer months
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in motorsports with documented involvement in school project team (Formula SAE Indy Autonomous Challenge or similar)
- Completed system dynamics controls and/or vehicle dynamics coursework
- Proficiency coding in python or similar with experience interfacing with databases
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g. H1-B OPT STEM OPT CPT TN J-1 etc.)
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Charlotte Technical Center four (4) times per week at minimum.
GMwill provide aone-time lumpsum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the2027Student Program - to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits please apply using the permanent address you would move from.
Start dates for this internship role are May 24th & June 14th of 2027.
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Required Experience:
Intern
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