Performance Analyst Intern

In a nutshell:
Create and implement (real-time) performance analysis tools to understand and improve vehicle handling and driver performance, mostly relying on Driving Simulator data and supporting correlation with real vehicle.

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:
**Vehicle Performance Engineering division**

Our mission is to ensure that Toyota vehicles deliver a unique mobility experience for European customers. By leveraging ever-better methods, data-driven insights, and human-centric approaches, we establish competitive targets and optimize performance.

**DS team**

Our mission is to enable early, agile & accurate human-centric evaluation of dynamic performances by driving simulation.

**Your project**

You’ll be responsible for expanding our performance analysis tools to better understand vehicle behaviour for laptime purposes.
- Creating a real-time pipeline for data visualization (telemetry)
- Event detection and key metrics visualization per sector & event
- Supporting engineers on correlation with real vehicle and to understand vehicle controls and tire performance
- Optionally, benchmark driver performance against existing or new driver models

Your Profile:

- You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
- You are a Master student in Engineering, specializing in AI, Data Science, Systems and Control, or a related field
- You have demonstrated programming skills in MATLAB or Python, with a focus on data processing and model development
- Knowledge of motorsports derived tools is an asset
- You are a team player and have excellent organisation skills

Starting date
- xxx

Duration
- 6 months

Confidentiality

**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:
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.

A truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace:
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.