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(Graduate) Internship - Vehicle Dynamics

Posted 24 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 1 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Summary

Where: The Automotive Campus in Helmond, part of Brainport: the heart of Europe's innovation

Domain: Vehicle Dynamics

Degree: Bachelor's or Master's degree

Which team will you become part of?

At Lightyear, our Engineering Team is divided into different domains (engineering disciplines) which vary from Aerodynamics up to Software and everything in between. Essentially, we have all the expertises in-house to build Lightyear One. While you become part of the Vehicle Dynamics Domain, you’ll be surrounded by engineers coming from different backgrounds. Some of them were part of a Solar Team (like Solar Team Eindhoven and Delft Hyperloop), some come from the automotive industry and some are equipped with a solid high-tech background.

The Vehicle Dynamics team is expert when it comes to the dynamic behavior at vehicle level and understanding all the elements that contribute to that. This includes knowledge on tire characteristics, suspension kinematics & compliances, ride and handling, stability control (torque allocation, traction control, ABS/ESP, etc). Activities include suspension design (such as damping characteristics, roll & pitch behavior), steering feel, brake performance, vehicle stability, and much more. Currently the team is working on developing tools to optimize the suspension hardpoints to meet specific targets like minimizing bump steer while having a specific steering ratio, turning circle and Ackermann steering geometry. They are also validating the self developed vehicle dynamics model using test data from our prototypes such that they can use the model to design for specific targets like yaw gain, roll/pitch gradient and steering effort.

While you’re surrounded by talented engineers, you’ll become part of a particular project in which you’ll contribute from your field of expertise. Depending on the particular project you’ll work on, you will join a multidisciplinary team. For instance, if you join the Vehicle Dynamics team, you’ll collaborate with mechanical and control engineers (but also software engineers, electronics engineers and functional safety experts). At Lightyear, every individual left behind their safe havens to achieve our mission. So, a passionate and energetic team is guaranteed.

Your personal mission

While this vacancy can be considered as an open application, together with you we’d like to find out in what way you can contribute to Lightyear’s mission. Obviously, this will be related to Vehicle Dynamics. Depending on your own preferences we’ll try to find the most suitable assignment technically to make sure you grow as an engineer in the vehicle dynamics domain.

Requirements in order to achieve your personal mission

Be aware, being an intern at Lightyear isn’t just an internship. You’ll be approached as an actual engineer and that requires some skills and being able to take responsibility. Especially given the fact that you’ll join a scale-up where little is set in stone. Therefore, it’s key that you can relate to the following things:

  • You’ve proven that you’re strong both theoretically and pragmatic. For instance, you’ve been part of a student team, did other extracurricular activities, worked in a start-up, you did an outstanding internship or you do sports at a semi-professional level. At Lightyear, we highly value this.
  • Academically, you’re outstanding and you understand the field of vehicle dynamics like no other.
  • You’re entrepreneurial. Really! You’re able to swim when we drop you into the ocean and you’re able to speak your mind.
  • You are able to work autonomously and in a team.
  • Working in the Vehicle Dynamics domain is what excites you.
  • You strongly identify yourself with our bigger mission: clean mobility for everyone.

  • Furthermore, you’re obviously either a generalist or a specialist within the field of Vehicle Dynamics. You’ve finished a Bachelor’s degree and you’re currently in between your Bachelor’s and Master’s, halfway through your Master’s or you would consider an internship at Lightyear as your closing chapter. We’re open for both; apprentice and graduate interns.

What do we offer

In addition to a challenging (graduate) internship you also have the opportunity to work for a company with a real, honest and ambitious mission. In this way you have the opportunity to make a huge impact on the future of mobility! Next to this, we also offer:

  • A high degree of freedom and independence during your internship.
  • A multidisciplinary team of highly motivated and talented people you can learn from.
  • A certain internship allowance depending on your educational level and type of internship.
  • Monthly meet ups with other interns to have snacks and drinks while meeting other like minded individuals.
  • Monthly engineering peer learning sessions where you learn from other interns on what they do and how they solved it.
  • In addition to a dynamic work environment, there is time for relaxation during our already epic Friday (digital) afternoon drinks!

At Lightyear we are building an electric car that charges itself. From our experience at Solar Team Eindhoven, we know this is only possible starting from scratch. At Lightyear we bring together a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, designers, and visionaries to challenge the status quo. Write the story with us!

Automotive
Helmond
Active in 10 countries
200 employees
70% men - 30% women
Average age is 35 years

What employees are saying

Manuel Ribeiro

Software Engineer

Manuel Ribeiro

"Lightyear is an exceptional team that puts together people from all over the world with the same goal of creating a meaningful positive impact in our society. I felt welcome from the very first day and working with such motivated engineers gives me the energy I need to do my best every day."

Sapfo Tsoutsou

Group Lead - Thermal Engineering

Sapfo Tsoutsou

"Lightyear is een geweldig bedrijf om voor te werken. Het voelt voor mij meer als familie dan een werkgever. Klinkt misschien een beetje heftig, maar het is zo. Je maakt makkelijk vrienden op werk: iedereen is vriendelijk, behulpzaam en zo gemotiveerd om echt een verschil te maken in de wereld.”