2027 Summer Intern - Research & Development - Energy and Propulsion Controls

The Role: As a 2027 Summer Intern on the Energy and Propulsion Controls team, you will support researchers and engineers working on advanced vehicle energy-management, propulsion-control, and thermal-management technologies.

A primary focus of this role will be the EVE Research Program, where thermal management is a core technical deliverable. You will help translate ongoing research into vehicle-level control concepts, models, simulations, and implementation activities that support efficient, safe, and high-performing electrified propulsion systems.

You will gain experience connecting control strategies with batteries, power electronics, electric machines, propulsion systems, thermal loops, sensors, actuators, and vehicle-level energy requirements. GM’s thermal-control work includes coordinating battery, power-electronics, drive-unit, charging, HVAC-related, and front-end airflow requirements while balancing efficiency, performance, comfort, and component protection.

The Team:

The Research and Development organization explores technologies that can improve vehicle efficiency, propulsion performance, charging, thermal behavior, durability, and customer experience. The EVE Research Program includes work across advanced controls, thermal management, propulsion-energy conversion, fast charging, and vehicle health management.

You will work in a multidisciplinary environment with controls researchers, thermal engineers, propulsion specialists, modeling and simulation experts, and vehicle-development teams. The team applies systems engineering, controls theory, experimentation, simulation, and data analysis to evaluate new concepts and transition promising research into vehicle applications.

What You’ll Do:

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