Motorsports Strategy Intern: Race Data & AI Tools

General Motors; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 35,818,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GM holidays

GM Family First Vehicle Discount

Stipend for Student Program

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Sportscar Motorsports Strategy intern to perform advanced analytics supporting the GM Motorsports program in Concord, NC. You will apply vehicle dynamics, race engineering, and data science to existing simulation tools and future developments.

The role focuses on analyzing race data, developing and testing race-strategy models, and communicating technical results to engineers and strategists. This is a full-time onsite internship for summer 2027.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, or related field.
• Expected graduation between December 2027 to June 2029.
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the summer months.
• Familiarity with Python, AI/ML concepts, and/or .NET programming technologies.
• Ability to organize and analyze data, explain technical results, and work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze race, vehicle, tire, weather, and simulation data to identify trends and performance opportunities.
• Support the development, testing, and improvement of race-strategy and vehicle-performance simulation tools.
• Apply engineering fundamentals, statistics, optimization, and dynamic-systems concepts to practical motorsports problems.
• Develop scripts, visualizations, and analytical workflows that improve the speed, consistency, and usability of engineering decisions.
• Explore appropriate applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning, including performance prediction, time-series analysis, classification, anomaly detection, parameter estimation, and surrogate modeling.
• Validate analytical and machine-learning results against engineering expectations, simulation outputs, and observed race data.
• Document methods, assumptions, limitations, and results, and communicate recommendations to technical and cross-functional audiences.

Skills

Python

AI/ML concepts

.NET programming

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace / Electrical Engineering / Mathematics / Physics / Data Science

Job description

General Motors seeks a Sportscar Motorsports Strategy intern to perform advanced analytics supporting the GM Motorsports program in Concord, NC. You will apply vehicle dynamics, race engineering, and data science to existing simulation tools and future developments.

The role focuses on analyzing race data, developing and testing race-strategy models, and communicating technical results to engineers and strategists. This is a full-time onsite internship for summer 2027.