Industrial Energy Efficiency Intern

Date:  23 Oct 2025
Country/Region:  FR
City:  NANTERRE HQ
Job Type:  Trainee
Custom Field 1:  63376

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

Forvia: Technology leader in the automotive industry

FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMS worldwide.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.

 We are looking for an Industrial Design for Energy&CO2 intern to join our teams! 

 

Our Group Energy & CO2 Neutrality team is looking for an Industrial Design for Energy&CO2 intern for its headquarters in Nanterre.

The internship will take place at the Nanterre site (92000), which is FORVIA's headquarters. Travel within France or abroad may be required during the course of the mission.

The internship will be affiliated with the Energy Efficiency & CO2 Neutrality team at Forvia. The various internships tasks will aim to directly or indirectly contribute to achieving our decarbonization objectives:

  • Carbon Neutrality in scope 1 & 2 by 2025
  • Carbon Neutrality across all scopes by 2045

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Your missions:  

  •  Develop Guidelines & Standard Action Plans  to up-grade Machine & Process for Energy Efficiency and CO2 neutrality. You will interact with plant process experts and Engineering teams in all product lines. Purpose: Support group ambition to reduce Energy Intensity by 30% by 2030.
  • Lead a project of Development of a Digital Monitoring tool (on Palantir Foundry Environment) to monitor & compare Processes performance per type of process leveraging Big-data available and IOT connectivity in place.
  • Cooperate with Engineering to have Machine & Process specifications up-graded
  • Develop IOT connectivity guidelines to extend connectivity to the just needed to be able to detect opportunities of saving and monitor progress of improvement actions.  
  • Lead projects, Present results, Train Users on Methods and Tools.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Generalist Engineering school, Energy Management background/specialty,

  • A good engineering background.
  • Good understanding of Thermodynamics and Energy  
  • Proficient in English and in French. Ability to adapt to an international environment.
  • Autonomous (Many decisions will be dependent on your input).
  • Communicative (Numerous Weekly meeting with Process experts and BG CO2 leaders).
  • Digital Development skills is a plus
  • Familiarity with Palantir Foundry is a plus
  • Good knowledge of the industrial world, preferably in the automotive sector is a plus. 

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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