Data Engineer Trainee

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

In the framework of a continued strategic review of its products and businesses, FORVIA need to acquire a comprehensive and up-to-date vision of the technology landscape, which is constantly evolving driven by macro-trends linked to electrification, autonomous driving, sustainability, safety, affordability and customization. Immense resources are working worldwide to create value and competitive advantage within automotive OEMs and tier 1 suppliers: capturing quickly latest insights is essential to position the Group early on critical technologies and build differentiating edge.

Previous approaches of scientific watch were using automated search on identified web sources through key words.

Latest LLM developments allow to consider on-line extensive semantic-based crawling on the open web, together with comprehensive search on authorized password protected contents (subscriptions, studies…) and internal reports and documents.

Source formatting and embedding allow to build internal vector database of meaningful information, together with their metadata.

Eventually LLMs will allow automatic RAG-based production of various reports: bespoke newsletters, alerts, extensive reports… for strategy support.

Of course, the full process needs to demonstrate responsible AI approach: regulation and ethics compliance, technical robustness and trustfulness for human augmentation.

Main contributions expected

• Architecture & tools:

• Together with GIT (Group Information Technology), help defining the necessary tool architecture, in compliance with Group policy, especially cybersecurity and sovereignty.

• Propose a make-or-buy analysis to define potential external contributions both for tool design and further on-going maintenance.

• Data sources:

• Spot the right open-source information not to be missed.

• Identify the needed restricted information already available within the Group and potential deletions / additions to consider.
• Identify in-house useful information to capture.
• Anticipate future data transfer potential restrictions between main regions (Asia/China, Europe, US…) and propose remediations.

• Database structure:

• Propose and implement database architecture, consistent with existing Group tools, including Palantir ontology.

• Study and implement data processing, cleaning, tagging and embedding.

• Retrieval and reporting:

• Identify various user needs within Group, with Group Technology as a first client.

• Propose and create various reporting formats (newsletters, alerts, reports…) with human in the loop as necessary.
• Propose customizable formats, for users to build their own reports.
• Consider building a business for selling (non-confidential) report and information outside the Group to interested parties (private, public, individuals, databases…).

Organization & Reporting

• Place of work:

• The job will be located in FORVIA Headquarters in Nanterre (rue des Champs Pierreux).

• Some short term travels (few days) to other places or countries might need to be organized (all costs covered, according to FORVIA travel policy).
• Part of the activity might happen in a "work from home" mode: the intern needs to demonstrate appropriate equipment and connectivity to this end.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• Working language will be English. French is a plus.
• An excellent background in data sciences, and more specifically generative AI.
• A solid background in engineering consistent with automotive.
• Literate in usual datascience tools, like Python, Tensorflow, SQL, Microsoft Office suite…

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.

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