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Mechatronics Engineering Fellowship (6-12 months)

CompanyVolkswagen AG
LocationBelmont
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 16, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will collaborate with the UXDC team to research, ideate, and build proof-of-concept features for Volkswagen brands. Responsibilities include engineering concepts, creating electronics, designing mechanisms, and supporting technical demonstrations for stakeholders.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
101006
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
The Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading automotive companies and Europe's largest carmaker. The Group comprises ten strong brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. With around 663,000 employees worldwide, the Volkswagen Group operates 111 production facilities across the globe. The Group's vehicles are sold in more than 150 countries. Our ambition is to help shape the future of mobility. As a global automotive technology driver, we are advancing connected and intelligent mobility while supporting our decarbonization and resource-efficiency ambitions and making innovative technologies accessible to customers around the world. Imprint & Legal: http://vw.de/legal-notice DAT: http://vw.de/dat
About the Role

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Brief Role Description

The UXDC team develops ideas for new features and products for all Volkswagen brands. This includes research, ideation, prototyping, and testing. In this process we build proof of concepts to help our stakeholders understand these proposals.

The role of the intern will be to collaborate with the team and assist in research and development. They will learn from both the UX Designers and Mechatronics Engineers how to build a product or feature from idea to final proof of concept.

Possible Tasks within this Role

Engineering concepts/prototyping – assign 90% of time spent

  • Support technical evaluation and design concept creation
    • Create electronics
    • Integrate new technologies
    • Design and build mechanisms
    • Wire vehicles
    • Work with existing car systems and reverse engineer existing parts when necessary
  • Generate IP from projects
  • Support demonstrations
  • Present to stakeholders
  • Work closely with multifunctional team including designers and engineers
  • Document work for continued development into production

 

Lab overhead – assign 10% of time

  • Help maintain model shop
  • Learn/evaluate new tools and machines
  • Propose/justify capability improvements

Qualification requirements

  • You must be at least a rising Senior (completed your junior year), in a graduate program, or within 6 months of your graduation date to be considere.
  • You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to be considered.
  • You must attach an official transcript along with your resume to be considered for this role. 
  • Degree program must be in one of the following disciplines: Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or comparable field of study

 

Other Qualifications:

  • Be comfortable creating concepts to be presented to the “C” suite at VW Group World Wide
  • Able to work in a multi-functional team
  • Not afraid to think “outside” the car
  • CAD –Solidworks and CATIA preferred
  • Basic shop skills
    • Mill, lathe, 3D printing, etc.
    • With willingness to learn additional shop skills such as computer numerical control milling
  • Basic mechanical design
  • Basic electronics and circuit design
  • Programming (C, C++, Python, Arduino, etc)
  • Basic computer skills (Windows, Linux)
  • ICE or EV vehicle electronics knowledge and experience

Competencies

Act as an owner
Be a pioneer
Excite customer
Grow personally
Handle complexity
Live integrity & compliance
Perform together
Think ahead

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

 

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

 

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Key Skills
MechatronicsPrototypingSolidworksCATIAElectronicsCircuit designCC++PythonArduino3D printingMechanical designReverse engineeringAutomotive engineeringTechnical evaluation
Categories
EngineeringTechnologyManufacturingScience & Research