Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

As an Embedded Software VIE, you will be integrated into a multidisciplinary engineering team. You will be responsible for developing robust, real-time software solutions that interface directly with hardware. Your work will span from initial requirements gathering to final system validation, ensuring all code meets rigorous safety and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with stakeholders to define functional and non-functional software requirements. Translate system specifications into technical software tasks.
• Software Design: Develop scalable and efficient software architectures. Create design documentation, including state machine diagrams and flowcharts, to map out system behavior.
• Implementation & Programming: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Embedded C and C++. You will work on low-level drivers (HAL), middleware, and application-level logic.
• Testing & Validation: Perform Unit, Integration, and System testing. Use debugging tools (JTAG, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers) to troubleshoot hardware-software interactions.
• Compliance: Ensure all development aligns with industry coding guidelines (e.g., MISRA C) and internal quality standards to ensure safety and reliability.

Candidate Profile
Technical Skills:

• Languages: Proficiency in C and C++ specifically for resource-constrained environments (Microcontrollers like STM32, ESP32, or ARM Cortex-M).
• Architectures: Understanding of RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) or Bare-Metal development.
• Tools: Familiarity with Git, IDEs (Keil, IAR, VS Code), and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN bus).
• Testing: Experience with static analysis tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing is a plus.

Eligibility & Soft Skills:

• VIE Eligibility: Must meet the criteria for the French International Internship Program (typically European Economic Area citizenship, aged 18–28).
• Problem Solver: A methodical approach to debugging and complex troubleshooting.
• Communicator: Ability to work in a multicultural environment with English as a primary working language.

What We Offer

• International Exposure: Gain invaluable experience living and working abroad.
• Mentorship: Work alongside senior architects who are experts in the field.
• Innovation: Contribute to products that have a real-world impact on [Industry, e.g., Automotive/IoT/Aerospace].

Job:

R&D Trainee/Apprentice/VIE

Organization:

R&D

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Trainee (duración determinada) (en formación)

Job Type:

Trainee / Internship

Job Posting Date:

2026-08-14

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com