Entry-Level – AI and Machine Learning for Automation Researcher

Job Description

The Role:

General Motors is seeking a Summer Intern Researcher in Machine Learning for Automation to make meaningful contributions towards driving the development and deployment of advanced learning methods for intelligent robotic systems in manufacturing. This role requires deep technical expertise in machine learning and physical robotics combined with a desire to apply these methods to complex real-world robotic challenges supporting the development of next-generation automation and flexible production systems.

What Youll Do:

• Make meaningful contributions in the development and application of advanced machine learning techniques for robotic systems which may include:
  • Reinforcement learning (RL)
  • Imitation learning and learning from demonstration
  • Deep learning methods for perception planning and control
• Make meaningful contributions in the application of learning-based approaches to challenging robotic domains including:
  • Grasping and dexterous manipulation
  • Mobile manipulation and coordinated motion
  • Contact-rich assembly and force-sensitive operations
• Make meaningful contributions to GMs technical leadership as appropriate through technical presentations intellectual property technical documentation and publication.

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuing a masters or Machine Learning Physical Robotics Computer Science or a closely related field from a leading university.

• Must be graduating between August 2026 - June 2027

• Able to work fulltime 40 hours per week
• Strong academic and applied background in machine learning with experience training policies for grasping manipulation contact-rich assembly or other robotic skills.
• Strong programming and system development skills (Python C PyTorch/TensorFlow)

Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience with:
  • Dexterous and multi-contact manipulation
  • Mobile manipulation in dynamic or unstructured environments
  • Learning-based control for contact-rich assembly
  • Simulation-to-real transfer and data-efficient learning
  • Foundation-model-enabled robotics including vision-language-action models transformer-based control architectures world models and emerging generative AI methods for robot planning and execution
• Experience in industrial or automotive manufacturing environments
• Publication record in leading conferences (e.g. ICRA RSS CoRL NeurIPS)

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).

The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen U.S. permanent resident asylee or refugee).

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.

To help facilitate administration of relocation benefits if you are selected please apply using the permanent address you would move from.

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