Onboard Autonomy Intern: Real-Time Perception & Planning

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Mentorship and networking

Stipend provided

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Onboard Autonomy Intern to contribute to focused research or engineering projects in the onboard driving stack. You’ll prototype, evaluate, and improve algorithms using vehicle data or simulation, working with experienced researchers and engineers.

Focus areas include sensor fusion, structured perception, planning, trajectory generation, and local controls. You will build tools, participate in reviews, and help deliver production-quality autonomy software.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Ph.D. in a relevant STEM field.
• Experience in ML, CV, robotics, controls, optimization, or autonomous systems.
• Strong Python skills; C++ or another systems language.

Responsibilities

• Prototype and evaluate algorithms for perception, prediction, planning, trajectory generation, controls, or integration.
• Work with real-world driving data and simulation to measure performance and investigate failures.
• Build data-processing, visualization, testing, and evaluation tools.
• Contribute to production-quality software through design reviews and CI.

Skills

Python

C++

Machine learning

Robotics

Optimization

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science/Robotics/EE/Mech Eng/Controls/ML

Tools

ROS

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Job description

General Motors is seeking an Onboard Autonomy Intern to contribute to focused research or engineering projects in the onboard driving stack. You’ll prototype, evaluate, and improve algorithms using vehicle data or simulation, working with experienced researchers and engineers.

Focus areas include sensor fusion, structured perception, planning, trajectory generation, and local controls. You will build tools, participate in reviews, and help deliver production-quality autonomy software.