Toyota Motor Europe is looking for a Project Engineer to manage cross-divisional vehicle projects, ensuring competitive development, cost control, and profitability in the European market.

TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000 people. Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing, and engineering operations.

We are excited to be transforming into a mobility company focusing on bringing even more happiness to our customers through various mobility solutions.

Team description

To manage cross divisional and vehicle related project development and planning within TME. To assure that European vehicles will be competitive in European market whilst internal severe project targets with respect to profitability and timing are met.

Your responsibilities

Project management within R&D (Research and Development) ensuring successful product profit:

• Organise R&D development activities on vehicle project base and report status to superior and relevant divisions in TME.

• Control and manage cost targets, identify concern in any aspect that jeopardizes project targets and propose/discuss possible corrective actions with superior.

• Constantly promote value engineering and cost reduction activity.
• Participate/coordinate with engineer, Purchasing department and relevant divisions.
• Support preparations for project hand-over activities (from TMC, TME to Manufacturing).
• Monitor and gather other divisions project management activities, propose and discuss improvements if necessary after consultation with superior.

Support planning activities in Europe for future vehicles or technologies within RDMC:

• Support scheduling of European planning activities in line with the total development schedule
• Translate market and technical proposals related cost reduction to financial consequences
• Organise competitor and trend analysis and make proposal to new product
• Organise benchmarking activities in RDMC/TMME and create value engineering ideas
• Tear down activities of competitor vehicles and analysis of cost, mass and technologies
• Define and propose targets for cost (commodity, group, system, parts based) based on bench marking information and vehicle concept direction.

• You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
• Experienced or interested in cost planning, accounting or finance.
• Ideally 5 years experience with supplier or vehicle manufacturer.
• Experience to lead cross divisional project teams.
• Civil engineering or Industrial Engineering degree in automotive, mechanical related, or degree in financial or Economical.
• Organizer, innovator, communicator, team leader. Good verbal, written and presenter skills.
• Problem finding, analysing, solving, motivation, coaching and supporting skills.
• Understanding of total vehicle technology, performance, accounting and financial balance.
• MS Office PC skills. 

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:

• Competitive salary package based on your experience, including a bonus plan depending on individual and/or company results;
• Flexible reward plan that will allow you to personalise part of your reward plan and balance it in line with your priorities by opting for extra insurance, more mobility options (bike lease), extra holidays and more;
• Meal and eco vouchers;
• Company car and energy card;
• Insurance package (medical, life, disability, pension);
• Extra paid holidays (Toyota days, seniority days…) above the legal holidays. More can be added through our flexible reward package;
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working (homeworking, 20 days from abroad);
• Interesting car lease formulas and discount when buying a Toyota or Lexus;
• Various company discounts – Exceptional terms and prices on products and services from your favourite brands and retailers;
• 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.

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.