Internship: Drive the next gen, testing & optimizing autonomous vehicles

Vanderlande; Veghel; Sur place; EUR 5 600 - 6 100; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Monthly internship allowance

Commuting allowance

Health center on-site

Company restaurant

Barista coffee bar

Résumé du poste

Vanderlande in Veghel, Netherlands, offers an internship to test, analyze, and define improvements for a brand-new autonomous vehicle within the AV development team.

You will combine hands-on testing in the test center with virtual simulations, and you will work with mechanics, electronics, or control software to boost AV performance.

Start February 2027 for six months; Dutch/English language required; residence in the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Dutch education program and resident of The Netherlands.
• Mechatronics, industrial automation, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems and control are suitable study areas.
• Proficiency in Dutch and English within an international team.

Responsabilités

• Work with a multidisciplinary team on autonomous vehicle developments.
• Conduct hands-on testing in the test center and perform virtual simulations.
• Analyze technical issues and propose concrete improvements to boost AV performance.
• Support daily engineering tasks, performance calculations, and field observations.
• Present test findings and recommendations to the development team.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Team player

Hands-on

Robotics

Industrial automation

English communication

Formation

Bachelor/Master

Description du poste

At Vanderlande, we develop advanced Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) for dynamic environments, ranging from automated baggage transport at airports to pallet handling in warehouses. To continuously innovate, our multidisciplinary teams are currently developing a brand-new AV solution. As the first physical prototype arrives, it requires thorough testing, performance analysis, and optimization against strict operational requirements.

Internship: Drive the next gen, testing & optimizing autonomous vehicles

In this hands‑on internship, you will join our AV development team to test, analyze, and define technical improvements for this new vehicle type. Depending on your background, your focus can lean towards mechanics, electronics, or control software. You will combine physical test center activities with virtual simulations and calculations to help take our autonomous handling solutions to the next level.

• Assignment type: Internship
• Start date: February 2027
• Assignment duration: 6 months
• Location: Veghel, Netherlands
• Contract type: Full time
• Education level: Bachelor / Master
• Desired study: Mechatronics, industrial automation, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems and control
• Language: Dutch / English

Department description

You will join the AV and Robotics team within Vanderlande's Technology department in Veghel.

Our team consists of around 10 passionate specialists working on robotics and autonomous vehicles, collaborating closely with international engineering colleagues in North America and India.

Tasks/responsibilities

• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team on autonomous vehicle developments
• Conduct hands‑on testing in our test center and perform virtual simulations
• Analyze technical issues and formulate concrete improvement proposals to boost AV performance
• Support the team with daily engineering tasks, performance calculations, and field observations
• Present your test findings and recommendations to the development team

Your profile

• Strong analytical skills and a passionate team player mindset
• Hands‑on attitude and enthusiasm for working in a practical test center environment
• Clear affinity with robotics, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation
• Comfortable communicating in English within an international team environment
• Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands

What we offer

• A monthly internship allowance (based on a 40-hour work week):
  Bachelor: €500 per month
  Master: €550 per month
• Full commuting allowance, including public transport, depending on whether you have access to free public transport or not
• On-site health center with gym
• Active employee communities and initiatives
• Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar