Software Engineering Intern, Arene Advanced Development

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society. 

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

TEAM

You will be an integral part of a team responsible for developing next-generation in-vehicle user experiences for future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The experiences are built on and demonstrate new user value powered by Arene, Woven Planet’s flagship programmable automotive software system that integrates on-vehicle OS and data collection services with the cloud.

This team will deliver concept hardware and software solutions driven by high-quality UX research that defines an end-to-end product definition for Toyota’s next-generation vehicles. This concept work will produce a full-stack solution starting with the digital services, the programmable software system, and the underlying compute and electrical architecture of the vehicle.

This team represents the cutting edge of software and hardware development at Toyota. Your work will marry the speed and agility of Silicon Valley software development with the standards of functional safety, craftsmanship, and time-tested quality of Toyota products in a fast-paced and collaborative prototyping environment.

WHAT WE'LL GIVE YOU

As an intern on the Arene Advanced Development team you will be exposed to and gain valuable skills in developing software modules in a highly cross-functional and collaborative environment. You will be paired with an engineering mentor who will provide you with the guidance and support to learn about developing novel mobility experiences and partake in technical design sessions. You will have the opportunity to deploy your work in a vehicle and iterate using real world experiences. Your contributions will be showcased to the team alongside all of the other team members and you will be expected to create demonstrations to highlight the utility and efficacy of your work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

●      You will be developing software libraries and modules to enable next-generation mobility experiences

●      You will be expected to communicate and align designs and APIs with cross-functional team members to ensure interoperability of your software with other modules

●      Identify technical solutions and create development plans for complex features that utilize cutting edge technologies

●      You will participate in code and technical design reviews

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

●      Working towards a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with software engineering-relevant coursework

●      Strong C++ and/or Python programming skills

●      Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

●      Experience with version control tools like Git/Github

●      Comfort with Linux-based operating systems (e.g. Ubuntu)

●      Competence with writing command-line tools and scripting (i.e. bash)

●      Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems

●      Good written and verbal communication skills

NICE TO HAVES (optional)

●      Familiarity with robotics software frameworks such as ROS2

●      Multi-threaded, multi-core and multi-system programming

●      Software development with using computer vision libraries for vision processing

●      Software development for ML/AI-enabled applications

●      Software development for User Interfaces (IVI, IC)

●      Software development on embedded systems

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

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