Internship – Technology strategy planning for carbon neutral vehicle

Toyota Motor Europe • Internship • Brussels • 24m ago

In a nutshell

Toyota Motor Europe offers a six‑month internship within its Technical Strategy Planning Carbon Neutral division, supporting the company’s 2040 carbon‑neutral ambition. The role focuses on vehicle life‑cycle assessment, benchmarking carbon‑neutral technologies and targets, and contributing to projects evaluating decarbonisation ideas. As the document states, the team “calculate vehicles’ life cycle assessment (LCA) and measure impact of the implementation of CN items in the vehicle supply chain.” Interns will analyse data, explore CN innovations, and help guide strategic R&D decisions in a multicultural environment committed to sustainability and continuous learning.

Your team and your responsibilities

Team/division description

In order for Toyota to contribute to the Global Society, Technical Strategy Planning Carbon Neutral (TSP CN) division is responsible for setting R&D direction to achieve TME carbon neutral ambition for 2040. TSP CN collects carbon neutral (CN) items from the supply chain, calculate vehicles‘ life cycle assessment (LCA) and measure impact of the implementation of CN items in the vehicle supply chain to support R&D strategic decisions.

Your project

Your role is to actively support the team in their LCA and project activities.

You will:

- Support the team with vehicles LCA (life cycle assessment) calculation

- Collect, summarise and report benchmarking activities on CN technologies

- Collect, summarise and report benchmarking activities on CN targets

- Support project activities in which CN ideas are collected and evaluated.

*LCA : Life Cycle Assessment

*CN : Carbon-Neutral

Your Profile

You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
You have a genuine interest in climate change and carbon neutrality, a particular interest in decarbonisation of the supply chain (eg material) is an advantage
You have a bachelor in engineering or technical sciences which enables you to quickly understand the manufacturing processes and what plays the main role in CO2 footprint from mining, through refining and part manufacturing.
You can use excel effectively
You are methodical and organised. You are reliable in tracking tasks, feedback, and follow-ups.
You have an analytical mindset enabling you to summarise diverging data.
You are comfortable working in iterative, evolving project environments.
You are collaborate and enjoys teamwork
Curious and proactive: Willing to explore CN technologies and supply chain impacts
Clear communicator: Able to present data findings in a simple, structured way
Experience with Sphera for Expert software is an advantage
Experience with PowerBI is an advantage

Technical understanding related to:
Materials (steel, plastics)
Industrial processes or logistics
Basic data management tools Understanding of Environmental Standards

Helpful but not required:
ISO 14040 / ISO 14044 basics
Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) methodology
GHG Protocol knowledge

Experience with or interest in:
Sphera for LCA / GaBi / similar LCA software (advantage)
PowerBI for presenting and analysing results (advantage)

Starting date: 1 st 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

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.