R&D Intern

TN France; Nanterre; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An established industry player is seeking an intern to join its innovative R&D team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to process improvement and digital tool reviews within a dynamic environment. As part of a global leader in the automotive sector, you will collaborate with talented professionals, enhancing your skills in analytics and teamwork. If you are passionate about technology and eager to shape the future of mobility, this internship is a perfect fit for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that values creativity and innovation, and make a real impact on the automotive industry.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English and good teamwork skills are essential.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are required.

Responsabilités

• Support dashboard consistency on KPIs across business groups.
• Participate in R&D process improvement activities.
• Monitor the progress of R&D initiative deployment.

Connaissances

Fluent in English

Teamwork skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Python

HTML

Description du poste

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Combining Faurecia and Hella, Forvia is now the 7th largest player in the global automotive industry. With €26 billion of sales planned, sites, 77 R&D centers, and employees in 42 countries, Forvia is a global leader in 6 areas of business: Seating, Interiors, Electronics, Clean Mobility, Lighting, and Lifecycle solutions. FORVIA has focused its strategy on providing innovative solutions for safe, sustainable, advanced, and customized mobility.

For more information, please visit the official website.

FORVIA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

"New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Forvia anticipates the future of mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Forvia is the place to be."

Context

FORVIA has engaged in a major breakthrough to improve its competitiveness in a world with increasing technological and operational complexity.

In that context, the Group R&D function has been created to foster cross-fertilization of existing initiatives and identify new levers to reach the next level of efficiency. Group R&D works closely with the Group CTO (Chief Technology Office), which focuses on future technologies.

Group R&D’s actions are divided into 3 workstreams:

1. Lean Organization: Increase cooperation and optimize hourly rate & structure costs.
2. Lean Design: Share best practices and lower the efforts needed to develop our products.
3. Engaged Talents: Support and develop the R&D community to prepare FORVIA’s R&D organization for the future.

Mission

Within the Group R&D function, FORVIA is revisiting its R&D processes based on appropriate performance KPIs, aiming to further improve its competitiveness.

The objective of the internship is to understand and review the merit of engineering digital tools & processes, compare them across business groups, and with off-the-shelf systems.

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting dashboard consistency and convergence between business groups on process progress KPIs.
• Participating in R&D process improvement activities to make them leaner.
• Participating in R&D IT massification, reviewing digital toolbox and processes with business groups, benchmarking, and collaborating with BG engineering and GIT (Group Information Technology).
• Confirming the Digital R&D roadmap and participating in its execution.
• Monitoring the progress of R&D initiative deployment.
• Supporting R&D network activities, including preparation of R&D events.

Organization & Reporting

Place of work:

The job will be based at FORVIA Headquarters in Nanterre (rue des Champs Pierreux).

Reporting:

The intern will report to the Group R&D Director.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Fluency in English: working language will be English.
• Good teamwork skills.
• An international mindset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (network animation).
• Good analytical and synthesis skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, programming knowledge (Microsoft Office suite, Python, HTML, etc.).