2027 Intern - Product Management, Vehicle Autonomy (MS or MBA)

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Product Management Intern to join the Vehicle Autonomy team in Sunnyvale, CA, for a summer internship. You will support product managers and cross‑functional partners across current and future autonomy initiatives, helping identify, evaluate, and iterate on high‑impact concepts.

You will learn how to translate customer and business needs into requirements, roadmaps, and documentation while collaborating with engineering, design, data science, and program management

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or MBA program with focus in engineering, CS, data science, human‑computer interaction, or a related field.
• Interest in product management, vehicle autonomy, advanced driver assistance systems, automotive technology, robotics, or emerging mobility experiences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex information and present proposals to stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teammates from different technical and professional backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support product managers with research, analysis, documentation, and day‑to‑day product activities.
• Help gather and synthesize customer, market, competitive, technical, and business insights.
• Contribute to product requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and other product documentation.
• Assist with roadmap planning and preparation of materials for team and stakeholder discussions.
• Analyze information and data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Participate in cross‑functional meetings and help track decisions, actions, dependencies, and open questions.
• Work with engineering, design, data science, program management, and other teams to understand product capabilities and constraints.
• Prepare presentations, status updates, and recommendations for a variety of audiences.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Collaboration

Curiosity and learning

Education

Master's or MBA in engineering/CS/Data science/HCI

Job description

Why join us?

General Motors is working toward a future with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. Vehicle Autonomy is an important part of that vision, helping create safer, more capable, and more seamless experiences for customers.

Our Product Management teams connect customer needs, business priorities, technology, and execution. We work across current and future autonomy products as well as the underlying software and platform capabilities that support GM's vehicle autonomy roadmap.

As a Product Management Intern, you will gain hands‑on experience in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment while contributing to work that supports the future of transportation.

The role

We are looking for a motivated student to join the Vehicle Autonomy Product Management organization for a summer internship. The intern will support product managers and partner teams across a range of initiatives, which may include current products, future product concepts, and foundational platforms that enable autonomy experiences.

The specific project will be aligned to business needs, the intern's interests, and the skills they bring to the team. This is an opportunity to learn how high impact products are identified, evaluated, and iterated throughout the development cycle. A successful candidate is curious, organized, comfortable learning new technical concepts, and eager to collaborate with people across product, engineering, design, data, program management, and other partner teams.

What you'll do

Opportunities may include the following:

• Support product managers with research, analysis, documentation, and day‑to‑day product activities.
• Help gather and synthesize customer, market, competitive, technical, and business insights.
• Contribute to product requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and other product documentation.
• Assist with roadmap planning and preparation of materials for team and stakeholder discussions.
• Analyze information and data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Participate in cross‑functional meetings and help track decisions, actions, dependencies, and open questions.
• Work with engineering, design, data science, program management, and other teams to understand product capabilities and constraints.
• Help evaluate current and future autonomy experiences and the platforms that support them.
• Prepare presentations, status updates, and recommendations for a variety of audiences.
• Support the development and tracking of product success measures, customer feedback, and team objectives.
• Learn and apply product management practices in an automotive and software‑defined vehicle environment.

Your skills and abilities

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or MBA degree program with a focus in engineering, computer science, data science, human‑computer interaction, or a related field with a planned graduation date between December 2027 through August 2028.
• Interest in product management, vehicle autonomy, advanced driver assistance systems, automotive technology, robotics, or emerging mobility experiences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex information and present proposals to stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teammates from different technical and professional backgrounds. Experience working on a team project with ambiguous or evolving requirements.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn & share new concepts

What will give you a competitive edge

• Coursework, projects, or prior experience involving product management, software development, data analysis, user research, systems engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automotive technology.
• Experience translating user or business needs into requirements, workflows, features, or recommendations.
• Experience creating presentations, dashboards, reports, process diagrams, or other structured deliverables.
• Exposure to ADAS, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, sensor systems, vehicle systems, or software platforms.

Additional information

This internship is intended to provide meaningful work experience and development opportunities while supporting GM's Vehicle Autonomy roadmap. Project assignments and responsibilities may vary based on organizational priorities and the intern's background.

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

The salary range for this role is $9,400-$11,100 per month. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible stu