2027 Summer Intern, Radar Hardware Development Engineer, ASD

General Motors•Milford, CT

14d•$8,100 - $8,700•Onsite

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a Radar Hardware Development Engineer Intern to support the development and evaluation of advanced radar hardware for next-generation vehicle safety and automated-driving capabilities. You will gain hands-on experience with radar electronics, RF signal chains, sensor architecture, hardware bring-up, laboratory testing, vehicle integration, and validation. Working with experienced hardware engineers, the Munich radar team, and cross-functional partners across GM, you will contribute to design reviews, bench testing, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical documentation for complex automotive sensing systems.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Available for an engineering internship or co-op during the applicable term.
Coursework, project, research, or laboratory experience in electronics, RF engineering, radar, antennas, signal processing, embedded systems, circuit design, or automotive systems.
Familiarity with circuits, technical requirements, hardware interfaces, testing, measurement, debugging, and data analysis.
Experience with Python, MATLAB, or a similar scripting or analysis environment.
Ability to interpret basic schematics, technical requirements, test procedures, or engineering drawings.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to learn quickly, ask effective technical questions, and work hands-on in laboratory or test environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with radar hardware, RF systems, antennas, mixed-signal electronics, embedded compute, power management, or related sensing technologies.
Must be graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship.
Familiarity with schematic capture, PCB layout or review, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, or other electronic test equipment.
Exposure to hardware/software interface debugging, signal integrity, power integrity, thermal analysis, electromagnetic compatibility, reliability testing, or failure-mode analysis.
Familiarity with automotive network interfaces, embedded systems, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, or vehicle testing.
Experience contributing to technical projects with distributed teams and an interest in radar, advanced-driver-assistance systems, automated driving, robotics, or automotive electronics.

Responsibilities

Support radar hardware development through requirements review, interface definition, design reviews, verification, validation, and issue tracking.
Assist with reviews of schematics, PCB layouts, RF front ends, antennas, signal chains, power, embedded compute, thermal behavior, diagnostics, and hardware interfaces.
Set up and execute bench, laboratory, environmental, simulation, and vehicle-integration tests using appropriate instrumentation and documented procedures.
Support hardware bring-up and troubleshooting by taking measurements, analyzing results, reproducing issues, and documenting root-cause findings.
Evaluate engineering data to assess hardware and sensor performance, identify trends, and support design or corrective-action decisions.
Assist with investigations involving signal integrity, power, thermal performance, electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, interfaces, and other hardware behaviors.
Collaborate with firmware, embedded software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supplier, and vehicle-integration teams to resolve issues and assess design maturity.
Contribute to technical documentation, including requirements, design decisions, test results, validation evidence, risk assessments, issue logs, and lessons learned.