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2027 Summer Intern – IndyCar Race Strategy & Analytics
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Concord, North Carolina, 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 roles3 certified filings for “Manager, Business Strategy” (Operations Research Analysts) in MI: $133k–$202k, median $202k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. 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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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
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 The Role: Support the Chevrolet IndyCar Program by turning race, telemetry, timing, scoring, and track data into reliable analysis and decision support. The intern will work with Drew Bennison and the Race Strategy & Analytics team to prepare data, test analytical tools, evaluate model outputs, and communicate findings that help improve race-weekend execution. The Team: The Motorsports Competition analytics team develops practical tools for race strategy and performance improvement across road courses, street circuits, ovals, and superspeedways. The team partners with race engineers, strategists, Chevrolet teams, Ilmor, GM engineering groups, and data/software specialists to make better decisions throughout testing, race events, and the offseason. What You’ll Do: • Assist with collecting, cleaning, organizing, and validating IndyCar race, telemetry, timing, scoring, fuel, tire, and track data. • Support back-testing, scenario analysis, and basic simulation of race-strategy recommendations. • Help evaluate model inputs and outputs related to fuel usage, tire performance, cautions, pit cycles, track position, and remaining-race conditions. • Maintain track configuration data, timing lines, pit segments, logical segments, and related documentation. • Create clear charts, summaries, dashboards, and technical documentation for engineering and competition stakeholders. • Support software and data-engineering tasks such as testing workflows, checking APIs or data pipelines, documenting defects, and verifying fixes. • Participate in race-replay reviews and help compare model recommendations with actual race outcomes. • Learn and apply disciplined practices for version control, testing, data quality, and communicating analytical assumptions. Required Qualifications: • Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: • Engineering • Data Science • Statistics • Must be graduating between December 2027 and May 2029 • Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week during the summer months Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Python, SQL, data visualization, or statistical analysis • Familiarity with Git, APIs, databases, cloud analytics, or software testing • Coursework or project experience involving simulation, optimization, machine learning, or time-series data • Interest in motorsports, vehicle performance, race engineering, or other high-performance technical environments • Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and technical writing skills • Ability to work collaboratively while also completing well-defined tasks independently GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.) Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to the Charlotte Technical Center three times per week, at minimum. For those eligible, to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits, please apply using the permanent address you would move from. Start dates for this internship role are May 24th & June 14th of 2027. About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all. Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, ou