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.

Valeos 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 :

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

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 , 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 Powertrain Systems. Our  department is looking for a VIE Junior R&D Project for 12 months within the team. We research, develop and test hardware 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 of projects in your project area, ensuring the on-time delivery of the results to the internal Management within the calculated budget and in the required quality

In doing so, you are actively involved in the strategic direction of the company

As well, you support the R&D Management team by creating analysis', cost breakdowns, presentations, creating / updating process documents and instructions

You work closely with the overall Technical Project Manager in the area of hardware drivetrains as well with other internal stakeholders

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 responsibility within your respective project scope and promote cooperation between the project, the clusters and the line functions

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

Lets talk about you

You are graduated from an electrical engineering, mechatronics or a comparable field of study (automotive engineering)

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

You have knowledge in the area of electric or hybrid drives

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

You have a fluent level of English, ideally in german

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 ?