General information
Company general 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 300.000 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.
Team/division description:
Chassis Design Division’s responsibility is:
1) Development of Chassis parts (Brake, Steering, Suspension, Tyre, Shift, Pedals, etc.) to achieve the highest driving performance and quality at a competitive price.
2) Local development of Chassis parts for vehicles built in Toyota’s European assembly plants. This activity is done in close cooperation with local suppliers and Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan.
3) Investigation of new European technologies.
We are inspired by the Toyota Way precepts and we challenge to provide final customers with best quality products with the continuous improvement mindset.
Your responsibilities:
In the course of the internship of 4 to 6 months, the activity will be the development of The study vehicle dynamic control systems in terms of:
- research on optimal control methods for functions, performance, stabilisation and robustness
- study of applicability of innovative approaches in control theory
- creation and adaptation of 0-D and 1-D physical models of chassis components
- simulation of driving manoeuvres and comparison with test results
- analysis of the simulation results
- study of the impact of the component design to the overall vehicle dynamic performance
- utilization of Dymola and Matlab/Simulink environment for the modelling/analysis tasks
The selected candidate will be proceeding the internship under the supervision of a mentor assigned from the Chassis Engineering Division. Additionally, the mentor might have to contact with the institution/ school of origin for the smooth execution of the internship and good consolidation of the results.
Your profile:
1. Education:
(Electro-) Mechanical Engineering or Automotive Engineering
2. Experience:
The ideal candidate should have willingness to learn and passion for automotive product.
3. Technical Skills/Expertise/Knowledge:
• Basic knowledge of the general vehicle design
• Knowledge of advanced physics and mathematics (statistics)
• Basic knowledge of mechanical engineering
• Analytical approach and problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of Matlab programing environment
• Good knowledge of office IT tools
4. Behavioural Skills / Key Competencies
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal & written)
• Teamplayer
• Pro-active and persistent
• Self confident
• Proceed job with own initiative
• Motivated to learn about Toyota
• Respectful of confidentiality and security measures
• At ease with Japanese culture and respectful of cultural differences
5. Other Skills (Languages, IT,…)
• Fluent in English (Japanese is an asset)
• Experience with other programming languages is an asset
Place of internship: Belgium - Brussels (Zaventem) : Toyota Motor Europe, Technical Centre
Starting date: ASAP
Duration : 4 to 6 months
Confidentiality:
Due to business requirement, not all performed projects can be reflected in the internship report or project dissertation. This issue needs to be discussed with candidate/school in advance.
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 and challenging multicultural work environment in which competence and quality play an important role. Enhancing personal growth and a real opportunity to invest in your future through on the job development and training. Where your effort, dedication and initiative are rewarded by a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
