CAE methodology improvement Internship

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

Team/division description

The Vehicle Performance Engineering division (VPE) is part of the R&D group at Toyota Motor Europe Technical Centre in Zaventem, Belgium. Our division is in charge of:

• Identifying market requirements and trends, and turning them into development targets for vehicles, their subsystems, and down to components
• Development of passenger vehicles for the European market
• Researching state of the art and beyond state-of-the-art technologies for implementation in future vehicles

Inside VPE, the Reliability & Strength team fulfils this role for the Durability, Strength & Operational performance of:

• Vehicle body panels & structures: Engine hood, side doors, luggage door, underbody
• Body functional parts developed in cooperation with our suppliers.

The Reliability & Strength team is looking for a motivated Internship Engineer who shares our passion for cars and for developing even better performances for our customers.

Your project

Securing the durability & strength performance of a car component is one of the basic expectations from our customers. In our search for improving efficiency and reducing the mass of those components, we will conduct the following activities :

• Level up the component modelling quality from a durability CAE model by considering the actual loading condition
• Correlate CAE results with actual measurements on vehicle and improve the model

• Script development to automate the variation of design parameters to identify the best combination performance-cost-mass
• Make first Proof of Concept to use the obtained results as learning data for a Machine Learning model for durability & strength

Want to know more about how it is to work at Toyota? Check-out Working at Toyota Motor Europe Or Meet the people working at Toyota Motor Europe

Your Profile

• You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
• Studying for Master in Engineering (mechanical, automotive, aerospace, material or similar)
• Affinity for structural CAE (Beta CAE, Altair, NASTRAN, ABAQUS software etc.)
• Specific competencies in programming (Python or other), Data Science are a strong asset
• You like both simulations and real-life hands-on tests
• Strong analytical problem solving skills reinforced by good common sense
• You are a quick and eager learner with a flexible mind and good eye for details
• You are a team player with good communication skills inside a multicultural environment
• Good self-organization and time management

Place of employment

• Belgium - Brussels (Zaventem): Toyota Motor Europe, Technical Centre

Starting date:

End of April / Early May 2024

Duration:

6 Months

Confidentiality

Due to business requirement, not all performed projects can be reflected in the internship report. 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

Please check our Career and Benefits page.

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.