Internships Data science for vehicle strength target setting internship

Get to know your team and responsibilities

Team/division description

The Vehicle Performance Engineering division (VPE) is part of R&D 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 and their subsystems
• Proposing reasonable designs and structures to achieve the market requirements
• Validate the performance of prototypes through physical testing
• Researching state of the art and beyond state-of-the-art technologies for implementation in future vehicles
• Developing the state-of-the-art methods to set these requirements, predict the performances and validate them

The Reliability & Strength team is responsible for the structural durability and strength of the body-in-white and chassis.

Your project

Within our team, you will work on the validation of an algorithm that detects certain driving events in vehicle big data (i.e. driving over a speedbump) and estimates the forces experienced by the vehicle during these events. As the forces are not measured on the vehicle, they are derived from indirectly correlated sensors through machine learning. Your activities consist of:    

• Applying the algorithm to existing big data set and determining the location of the events
• Setting up a validation experiment at the location derived from big data together with our testing team.
• Analysing and comparing the measurement data to the output of the algorithm.
• Based on the gathered data, expanding the algorithm to detect other events and classifying them according to their severity.

Who are we looking for?

Your profile

• You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
• You have a background in data analysis and science including machine learning techniques, experience in Python (Scikit-learn, statsmodels, keras,…) is an asset
• You have some knowledge of mechanical engineering, testing
• You have 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
• You are self-organized and can manage your time

Starting date

•  June

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)

Our 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.