Driveability Vehicle Performance Internship

In a nutshell

Join Toyota's Vehicle Performance Engineering division to optimize Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) performance for European customers. You will design experiments, conduct panel drives, and analyze data to develop guidelines for acceleration and deceleration in various driving modes (eco, comfort, sport). Your work will focus on enhancing BEV driveability, improving customer satisfaction.

Company Information

TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000 people. Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing, and engineering operations.

We are excited to be transforming into a mobility company focusing on bringing even more happiness to our customers through various mobility solutions.

Your team and your responsibilities

TME R&D centre is responsible for planning, development and production support of vehicles aimed at - and locally produced for - the European market.

 The "Vehicle Comfort" team, part of the Vehicle Performance Engineering (VPE) division, ensures the comfort and dynamic performance of Toyota vehicles in Europe. Our goal is to develop attractive and "fun to drive" cars that meet European market requirements and customer expectations. Utilizing cutting-edge experimental and numerical methods, we create strategies to achieve our targets and validate them on both virtual and physical prototypes.

Your Profile

You are pursuing a degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering, with a strong interest in the automotive industry. You have a driving license and a passion for driving cars. You have experience in vehicle testing, including university projects or coursework. Proficiency in telemetry data analysis (Matlab/Python) and big data analysis skills are essential. Additionally, you must have good English proficiency and be eager to work in a multicultural environment.

It is mandatory that applicants are students for the entire period of the internship.

We can only accept students with an EEA or Swiss citizenship (not requiring a work permit or visa to be eligible to perform an internship in Belgium)

We offer

We offer a dynamic multicultural work environment with broad opportunities to learn every day and exciting career pathways that help you explore different disciplines or areas of expertise.

Your benefits

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working (homeworking, 10 days from abroad);
• Company restaurant – Warm dishes, salads and desserts daily, including Japanese and traditional Belgian specialties, as well as a vegan/vegetarian option;
• Sport facilities – Tennis, squash, volleyball, football and softball pitches are available at various Toyota sites;
• Team building activities and other personnel related events;
• Programs to support your physical and social well-being.

A truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace

At Toyota Motor Europe, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all. All our recruitment decisions are based on the individual and their qualifications along with the job requirements. The selection process is without regard to nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, ethnicity, disability or other personal characteristics. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination as our individual experiences and overall diversity is our key strength. Together we have the power to make a positive change and go beyond the ordinary.

If you need any specific consideration for the interview process due to disability or any other reason, please let the recruiter know.