2026 Summer Intern - GM Energy

Description

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Work Arrangement :

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.

The Team:

At General Motors we pride ourselves on designing, building, and selling the world's best vehicles. As we step into the future with our new business venture, GM Energy, we are seeking the next generation of innovators, doers, and true believers to help launch bold business initiatives and shape new directions for General Motors. As an intern you’ll be working with Senior Leadership in a fast-paced team and gain hands-on experiences to grow your career to maximize your real-world potential!

The Role:

Depending on interest & availability, GM Energy interns can focus on key areas of the business including:

· GM Energy Operations and Delivery – Customer Success

· GM Energy Hardware Products – Integration & Engineering

How You'll Contribute:

The GM Energy Intern will be responsible for helping to drive innovation cross-functionally across the organization, centered around bringing GM customers a full energy solution. Depending on placement, responsibilities and activities can include definition of Vehicle to Everything (V2X) programs, including charging hardware development, services around battery technology and its applications, services around customer charging experience, exploring charging network development partnerships, definition and delivery of related back office and vehicle software technology solutions, and other related electrification technology.

Responsibilities may include:

· Support the business teams responsible for developing and deploying innovative hardware, software, and service solutions required for leading the EV and distributed energy revolution

· Learn battery technology, energy concepts, power systems and their associated markets and business models to make technical and business recommendations to leadership

· Study and understand stationary energy storage and electric vehicle charging station standards, policies, and procedures and their implications on product requirements

· Gain hands-on experience with GM Energy’s current portfolio of products to resolve customer issues and enhance features/functionality

· Engage in product development efforts of GM Energy’s next generation of hardware products and services

· Support capital deployment and innovative finance models for different parts of the electrification ecosystem

· Support market and pricing assessments, customer segmentation studies and customer research for go-to-market and product requirements gathering

· Support the improvement of customer analytics to better monitor and manage customer health

· Support business development activities of EV charging network development (e.g., public, workplace, home) and charging experience integration

· Assist with the development of value engineering models that can be used to help customers understand the TCO and ROI of adopting GM Energy Products

· Analyze charging data to understand customer habits and strategize new public plan offers to meet both customer needs and drive revenue – including discounts, subscriptions, reservations, partner perks, and more

Required Qualifications:

· Pursuit of an MBA or Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Engineering Business, Software Engineering, Energy, Sustainability or related degree

· Must be graduating between May 2027 - June 2028

· Able to work full time, 40 hours per week

What will give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred qualifications):

· Electric vehicle, battery storage, solar power, hydrogen, charging infrastructure, sustainability, and/or utility experience highly recommended

· Strong computer software skills, especially Microsoft Office, including MS Project

· Project and budget management skills with proven track record of efficiently completing work

· Creative and innovative mindset with a steadfast focus on continuous improvement

· Demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills required to effectively collaborate, motivate, and facilitate others in group situations

· Willing to participate in weekly conference calls outside of typical business hours to support discussions with international stakeholder(s)

Start Date:

This position has a planned start date of May or June 2026.

Compensation:

· The salary range for this role is $5,300-$7,100 monthly dependent upon class status and degree.

· GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2026 Student Program

What you’ll get from us (Benefits):

· Paid US GM Holidays

· GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program

· Result-based potential for growth within GM

· Intern events to network with company leaders and peers

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, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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