2026 Engineering Associate Trainee - Service Parts & Accessories Development
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Overview
Who 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 worlds 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. Were looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.
To save time applying Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.
Program Overview
Explore taking your career further with one of the worlds 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.
Trainee opportunities are offered under one of the groups listed below each term.
Business Operations: leads overall product offering strategy and manages the development and product launch catalog to ensure there is product-market fit.
Product Development: overseeing the accessory and service parts planning process including preparation presentation and management of a development/launch plan
Business Strategy & Systems: business analytics business strategy service parts programs and exploring opportunities for business growth in new and innovative markets.
Development Engineering: manages design/styling development and testing of accessory products including maintenance of engineering standards used to define technical specifications.
Quality Engineering:manages pre-launch validation and post-launch sustainment of quality standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering mechanical engineering or related degree discipline or equivalent work experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Dealership/Automotive Industry experience is preferred but not required
What youll be doing
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
Create product business cases and review them with management
Support discussions with Toyota plants and manufacturing facilities
Create and manage product development schedules
Support project management of ongoing enterprise initiatives
Belonging at Toyota
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all 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.
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.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Time Management
- Food Service
- Data Entry
- Customer Service
- Direct Support
- Computer Skills
- Serving Experience
- Medical office experience
- Dietary Department Experience
- Medical Terminology
- Phone Etiquette
