Design sustainable car body parts at Toyota Motor Europe by exploring recycled materials, circular design and innovative technologies shaping future mobility.

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.

Team/division description

Body Engineering Division is part of Toyota’s European R&D Centre. Body Engineering Division is responsible for the Design and Development of predominantly Upper Body components on the majority of new Toyota vehicles manufactured and sold in Europe. This includes key areas such as body shell & closures, exterior components and glazing, lamps, interior components and trim, the IP, seats & seat belts, functional body parts, and underbody shell components. The Advanced Body Development Team is a situated within the Body Engineering Division, and focuses on research and pre-development into exciting new areas of technology, applicable to these vehicle body components.

Your project

“Carbon neutral and circular economy technologies for vehicle body parts design, and their possible applications on lightweight, user-centric, mobility vehicles”

Currently the Advanced Body Development Team has a project which focuses on the sustainability enhancement of Toyota vehicle designs. This activity has components related to the study of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), the usage of recycled materials (circular economy), and the investigation of components which utilise natural materials such as bio-plastics and natural fibres including their design and performance.

• Track recycled materials usage in vehicle projects
• Develop tools to drive circularity mindset in parts design
• Research new technologies with recycling and redesign in mind

• Your profile

   

  • You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
  • You have an engineering related background
  • You have an interest in and a good grasp of material specifications, the principles of part design, methods of part production, the performance requirements of vehicle parts, and the vehicle as a whole
  • You are able to manipulate and modify 3D data in CATIA (experience in making CAE simulations in CATIA environment is a positive)
  • You are a motivated and inquisitive candidate, who excels at grasping new concepts
  • You are proactively driven to seek out and understand fully new engineering technology & methods, in order to investigate their limits and potential applications
  • You have a thorough level of organisation and documentation
  • You have a keen eye for presentation of your results

   

  Starting date: +- 1/June/2026

   

  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 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.

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.