2027 Summer Intern – Manufacturing Engineering General Assembly

General Motors•Warren, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Engineering intern for General Assembly, you will be exposed to various positions and assignments in plant and corporate staff locations throughout the United States aimed at cultivating development and education. You will develop processes, equipment, and tools for Assembly plants supporting approximately 30 launches each year globally. You will collaborate with other centers to reduce energy and waste globally, and develop and evaluate manufacturing innovations to support the factory of the future. You will be responsible for all value-added systems for Vehicle Assembly including lean material strategies, and develop & validate new automation for all manufacturing sites including Autonomous Mobile Equipment.

Requirements

Pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology in one of the following areas: Automation, Automotive, Computer/Computer Science/Computer Animation, Construction Management, Civil, Industrial, Industrial Operations, Information Technology, Kinesiology, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Software, Data Scientists, or equivalent
Must be graduating December 2027 and June 2029
Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week during the summer months
Must be willing to work any shift, potentially including weekends
Must be willing to work in a plant environment

Nice To Haves

Insatiable curiosity and desire to learn
Prior experience in field of study
Conceptual understanding and/or experience in any of the following: Controls – software, hardware development or execution, Developing tools, equipment, or processes such as layouts, Exposure to manufacturing processes: components to product assembly, Simulation/Game design or development, Artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine vision equipment or systems, Automation or automated equipment such as conveyance, Information Technology, Construction or installation planning, process, or execution, Human factors, ergonomics
Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centric
Able to work independently and with a team
Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization and external partners
Emerging partnership and collaboration skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment
High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed
Knowledge of statistical methods as applied to experimental design and process development

Responsibilities

Analyze product, process, and technology to craft best methods to assemble vehicles, and protect the manufacturing process
Recommend and validate improvement for existing processes
Support evaluation of innovative technologies to address current manufacturing challenges
Develop tools to improve program/project management
Assist in the design, build, and validation of tools and equipment
Programming of manufacturing technology
Assist maintenance personnel in operation and maintenance of specialized equipment
Troubleshoots special maintenance and equipment problems
Coordinate machinery and equipment upgrade projects