VIE Junior R&D Project

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Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Valeo’s VIE Program?

The Valeo VIE Program is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. This program is to work for one of our subsidiaries around the world!

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. Make sure you meet Business France's eligibility criteria to apply for a VIE : https://mon-vievia.businessfrance.fr/

PLEASE NOTE: Your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams partners at Valeo worldwide. 

PLEASE NOTE: As part of your international development, you cannot apply to a VIE assignment in the country of your citizenship

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Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future?  Join the technological revolution of automotive electrification and e-mobility at Valeo! 

With more than 110,300 employees and a turnover of €16.4 billion, we are proud to have been the market leader in automotive suppliers for a century. The site of Erlangen in Germany is focused on Power Train Systems Division. Our department is looking for a VIE Junior R&D Project for 12 months within the team. We research, develop and test HV components and systems for the electric powertrain of hybrid and pure electric vehicles. 

Your challenges?

  • You will coordinate and be responsible for small to big work packages and projects in your project area, ensuring the on-time delivery of the results to the internal (opt. external) customer within the calculated budget and in the required quality

  • You are actively involved in the strategic direction of the company

  • You support the R&D eAxle Management team by creating analysis', cost breakdowns, presentations, creating / updating process documents and instructions

  • You are actively involved in developing strategies and improving processes

  • You work closely with the overall Technical Project Manager in the area of HV drivetrains

  • You independently define work packages, ensure the progress in coordination with the technical department and ensure the delivery of technical components according to requirements

  • You have first leadership responsibility within your respective project scope and promote cooperation between the project, the employees and the line functions

  • You support to plan the budget, schedule and implement it to the project plan and linked systems

 Let’s talk about you…

  • You have successfully completed a degree in automotive engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics or a comparable field of study.

  • Ideally you have already gained first years of professional experience in the development of automotive products as well as the corresponding process knowledge (ISO / TS16949, APQP, Automotive SPICE, ISO26262)

  • Ideally, you already have sound experience in managing small or even complex projects, ideally in the automotive environment

  • Ideally, you have knowledge in the area of electric or hybrid drives

  • Based on your experience your level of autonomy will rise and responsibility will increase

  • You are also fluent in English, ideally also fluent in German and/or French

  • You have good communication skills, have an international mindset and are open-minded to new cultures and new ways of working and thinking

  • You are humble, listening, positive attitude oriented, professional, and have the sense of diplomacy 

Please, don't forget to apply in English to facilitate the process with our managers. 

Why Valeo?

  • To participate in innovative projects with our experts

  • To be part of an inclusive and multicultural company

  • For career opportunities at national or international level

  • To be a committed link in favor of green mobility

  • To find meaning in your commitment

=> Recruitment process in several steps: first exchange with the talent acquisition specialist, interview with your future management and then with site human resources department.  We are ready, and you ? 

Job:

R&D Trainee/Apprentice/VIE

Organization:

Product Management

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Trainee (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Job Type:

VIE

Job Posting Date:

2024-04-25

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Organisation: 
Valeo