Summer Intern: Catalysis R&D & AI/ML (Hybrid)

General Motors Company; United States; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a motivated student to join the Energy and Propulsion Systems Research team as a Summer Intern in aftertreatment catalysis. You'll contribute to research on catalyst performance, durability, and data-driven discovery, with opportunities in experimental, computational, and AI/ML work.

The internship supports collaboration with GM researchers and universities, with hybrid work in Warren, MI. Start dates May–June 2027.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related STEM.
• Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week during the summer internship.
• Interest in heterogeneous catalysis, reaction engineering, emissions control, or materials science.
• Laboratory experimentation and analytical characterization.
• Mathematical modeling, simulation, scientific computing, or numerical methods.
• Data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or optimization.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills.
• GM does not provide immigration sponsorship for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design, conduct, and analyze laboratory experiments for catalyst and aftertreatment evaluation.
• Prepare samples and support testing using reactor systems and analytical tools.
• Investigate catalyst activity, durability, aging, sintering, and degradation mechanisms.
• Apply characterization methods such as spectroscopy and surface-area analysis.
• Develop reaction-kinetic, catalyst-performance, or system-level models.
• Process and interpret experimental data using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Apply ML to catalyst and materials datasets; build data-driven screening tools.
• Correlate material properties and operating conditions to design principles.
• Document methods, results, and present findings to teams.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, universities, labs, suppliers, and GM organizations.
• Follow lab safety and data-quality practices.

Job description

General Motors is seeking a motivated student to join the Energy and Propulsion Systems Research team as a Summer Intern in aftertreatment catalysis. You'll contribute to research on catalyst performance, durability, and data-driven discovery, with opportunities in experimental, computational, and AI/ML work.

The internship supports collaboration with GM researchers and universities, with hybrid work in Warren, MI. Start dates May–June 2027.