Engineering Associate Trainee

OverviewWho we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

Explore taking your career further with one of the world’s most respected brands and one of the top automotive companies in North America! Toyota is growing and leading the way through innovations designed to enhance lives through forward-thinking mobility solutions. We are looking for diverse, highly-motivated team members who want to come grow and lead the change with us.

The Service Parts & Accessories, Development (SPAD) group is looking for a highly motivated and qualified Engineering Associate. The EA is a developing technical team member who possesses a working knowledge of Toyota product development and engineering process area(s) for accessories and vehicles. EAs effectively apply technical engineering knowledge with management guidance. With clearly defined processes and procedures, EAs engage in basic problem solving and identification of alternative solutions for a specific problem or task.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete manager-assigned tasks
• Manage work schedule to ensure timely completion
• Provide hands-on support to engineers – review drawings, enter data into tracking/storage software, perform research, develop documentation, etc.
• Collaborate with suppliers
• Learn “voice of the customer” mentality and apply it to daily work
• Support product & vehicle fit ups (“hands on”)
• Problem solve during development and/or after launch of accessories through root cause analysis
• Support model year-to-model year carryover verification
• Prepare documentation for discussions with Japanese counterparts

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. 

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question or need assistance with your application? Check out the How to Apply section of our careers page on Toyota.com or send an email to [email protected].