2027 Summer Intern Research and Development Defense Lab Modeling and Simulation

Job Description

About the Job

Join General Motors Research & Development as a Summer Research Intern supporting the Vehicle Defense Research group within the Safety Engineering and Defense Research this role you will contribute to applied research modeling and simulation and technology development related to defense and military systems.

You will work with experienced researchers and engineers to evaluate current and emerging technologies apply evidence-based analysis and help translate research concepts into vehicle system and software applications for federal and defense customers.

This internship is designed for a graduate student who is interested in defense research vehicle systems modeling and simulation autonomous systems human-machine interaction advanced powertrain and electrification or related engineering disciplines.

The Role

As a Summer Research Intern you will support research planning and execution across defense-focused modeling and simulation activities. You will collaborate with GM researchers engineers and external partners to conduct technical analyses develop models or simulations document results and communicate findings.

You may contribute to projects involving:

• Vehicle performance and mobility

• Force-on-force and mission-level simulation

• Autonomous systems

• Human-machine interaction and user experience

• Crew-compartment and Soldier-system simulation

• Advanced powertrain electrification and power systems

• Vehicle safety testing experimentation and assessment

The specific project assignment will depend on business needs your academic background and your technical interests.

What Youll Do:

• Support research projects by defining objectives conducting technical analysis and documenting methods and results.

• Develop update or apply models and simulations for defense and automotive applications.

• Assist with data analysis experimentation testing and evaluation of vehicle or system performance.

• Collaborate with research scientists engineers program managers and other technical stakeholders.

• Research emerging defense mobility autonomy simulation and vehicle technologies.

• Prepare technical presentations research summaries reports and other project documentation.

• Participate in technical reviews and communicate progress findings risks and recommendations.

• Identify opportunities to apply research outcomes to future GM products systems and defense programs.

• Support university government national laboratory and industry research partnerships as appropriate.

• Follow applicable requirements for export controls intellectual property and controlled unclassified information.

• Contribute to a collaborative inclusive and technically rigorous research environment.

More About Who You Are

• Curious analytical and motivated to solve challenging problems at the intersection of engineering technology and national security.
• Comfortable learning new technical domains and working across multiple disciplines.
• Strong interest or passion for defense related products.
• Able to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Interested in applied research and in transitioning research findings into practical vehicle system or software capabilities.
• Able to work independently while seeking guidance and collaborating effectively with a research team.
• Committed to responsible handling of sensitive proprietary and potentially classified information.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Pursuit of an advanced degree (Masters or PhD) degree in engineering computer science applied mathematics physics or a related technical field

• Must be a current student

• Able to work fulltime 40 hours per week during the summer months
• Demonstrated academic research project or internship experience in at least one relevant area such as modeling and simulation vehicle systems autonomous systems robotics controls human-machine interaction power systems electrification systems engineering or defense technology.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and technical writing skills.

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with scientists engineers and program stakeholders.

• Ability to work in a hybrid environment and meet project milestones during the summer internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering computer science applied mathematics physics or a related technical field.

• Prior research coursework project or internship experience involving defense systems military platforms ground vehicles simulation experimentation testing or assessment.

• Experience with one or more of the following: autonomous systems vehicle dynamics vehicle performance force-on-force simulation crew-compartment simulation human-machine interaction user experience advanced powertrain electrification or power systems.

• Experience with programming data analysis numerical methods or simulation tools.

• Experience presenting technical work through publications posters conference presentations or project reviews.

• Familiarity with systems engineering requirements development verification and validation or technology transition.
• Active U.S. Security Clearance as of the first day of work.

• Experience with automotive research testing or development.

This position requires eligibility to access classified information at the Secret U.S. Security Clearance level for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. The successful candidate must have eligibility to obtain a security clearance at that level.

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 Warren MI three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

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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