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2027 Summer Intern, Onboard Autonomy, Embodied AI
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Senior ML Engineer - Embodied AI Offboard Percepti” (Data Scientists) in CA: $230k–$240k, median $235k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. The pay stated here ($11,800 – $14,600 per month) is below what this employer usually pays sponsored hires for this role. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This internship is categorized as on-site. The selected intern is expected to report to the office 3 days a week. Location: Sunnyvale, CA About the Team The Onboard Autonomy team develops the real-time intelligence that enables autonomous vehicles to perceive their surroundings, plan safe and comfortable behavior, and operate reliably on the vehicle. Our work spans sensor fusion, structured perception, trajectory generation, ML planning, local planning, controls, guardrails, evaluation, and vehicle integration. We combine machine learning, robotics, optimization, and software engineering to build production-oriented autonomy systems that operate in real time and handle challenging driving scenarios. About the Role As an Onboard Autonomy Intern, you will contribute to a focused research or engineering project within the onboard driving stack. You will work with experienced researchers and engineers to prototype, evaluate, and improve algorithms or software using vehicle data, simulation, or production-oriented environments. Potential focus areas include: • Sensor Encoders and Fusion: Convert camera, lidar, radar, and other sensor inputs into useful representations for autonomy. • Structured Perception: Improve object tracking, online maps, scene understanding, and long-tail scenario handling. • ML Planning and Trajectory Generation: Predict behavior, generate trajectories, and select safe driving actions. • Local Planning and Controls: Balance collision avoidance, traffic rules, vehicle dynamics, kinematic feasibility, and passenger comfort. • Guardrails and Integration: Validate and integrate autonomy components across vehicle platforms to support safe, reliable operation. What You’ll Do • 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, code reviews, automated testing, continuous integration, and documentation. • Analyze results, improve system performance, collaborate across disciplines, and present technical findings. Required Qualifications • Currently pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Controls, Machine Learning, or a related STEM field. • Experience through coursework, research, projects, or professional work in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, controls, optimization, or autonomous systems. • Strong Python skills and experience with C++ or another systems programming language. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. • Availability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the internship. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or ROS. • Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, deep learning, transformers, multimodal learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or trajectory prediction. • Background in vehicle dynamics, feedback control, trajectory optimization, motion planning, safety-critical software, simulation, closed-loop evaluation, sensor data, large-scale datasets, or distributed computing. • Intent to return to a degree program after the internship or co-op. • Must be graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 Compensation: • The monthly salary range for this role is $11,800 – $14,600 per month • GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program. What You’ll Get from Us • Paid U.S. GM holida