Join a company where innovation meets purpose. At Toyota Material Handling's R&D department, Auto Solutions, we're not just developing autonomous warehouse vehicles - we're shaping the future of logistics. Here you'll have the opportunity to work closely with the products in an environment that values collaboration, continuous learning, and real impact. Your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your contribution helps us move the world smarter, safer, and more sustainably. Become part of something bigger—where technology drives progress and people drive innovation.
**Your Team and Task to Look Forward To**
At Auto Solutions, we are investing and have an exciting journey ahead of us. Currently, we have approximately 70 team members within Auto Solutions. The Complete Vehicle Engineering team consists of 12 members. We work in an agile setup at the intersection of hardware and software. As part of our system engineering team, your focus will be on leading system development through early system development and tailoring solutions for our customers' business needs.
**For this position as System Engineer, your responsibilities will include:**
* Taking on the role of Pre-study Leader, focusing on the design of system solutions for autonomous vehicles (forklifts), a safety-critical system including both hardware and software.
* Working with robotics technologies such as localization, perception-based navigation, and vision systems.
* Defining products and platforms, and ensuring standard compliance.
* Engaging in cross-functional collaboration with customers and product management.
* Contributing to the continuous refinement of our working methods.
**We're looking for people who bring a mix of the following skills and experiences:**
* A degree in Applied Physics, Electrical/Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or equivalent.
* Experience from early development phases, such as concept development and pre-studies.
* Experience in the field of systems engineering.
* Experience in a relevant field, preferably related to software engineering, e.g., design of autonomous vehicles or other system design.
* Experience in technical leadership, e.g., for products, platforms, projects, or programs.
* Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Proficiency in Swedish is a plus.
You love to solve cross-functional technical challenges, combining a systematic approach with business focus. Staying updated on industry trends, you actively contribute to defining strategies for systems and components. Your strong communication skills help foster a positive and supportive team environment. We believe that your attitude is as important as your skills!
**Who is R&D Toyota Material Handling?**
Toyota Material Handling is a world leader in material handling, and we are making significant investments to meet future needs. At our R&D department in Mjölby, 300 employees work on the development of our products and services as well as new innovative solutions. At Toyota, we work with a holistic perspective where employees have responsibility from concept to finished product.
At Toyota, we combine classic design with modern technology in automation, IoT, and AI. Our product portfolio ranges from manual hand trucks to driverless vehicles with advanced technology. In the R&D department, we work with short development cycles to meet the demands of a rapidly growing market.
Together, we work in cross-functional teams using agile working methods. Everyday life at R&D alternates between theory and practice, with great opportunities for our engineers to test their new technical solutions in our extensive modern test lab. Our large-scale production is located alongside R&D, which creates favorable conditions for direct feedback from the practical application of the products.
The employees in R&D describe our managers and leaders as inclusive, attentive, and unpretentious. We at Toyota are keen to create a familiar working climate with opportunities for personal development and good career prospects.
**Toyota as an Employer**
At Toyota Material Handling, we strive to be a friendly, safe, and progressive workplace. The culture is based on Toyota's values, where respect and caring actions are key elements of daily work. Our ambition is to strengthen competitiveness by increasing diversity in operations and leveraging differences. Through our environmental initiatives, ambitious climate goals, and personnel policy, we aim to be a sustainable employer.
To create the conditions for a sustainable everyday life, we offer our employees flextime and the opportunity to work remotely on a part-time basis. We provide excellent training opportunities with free access to gyms and group training, as well as a generous wellness allowance.
**Application**
Send your application no later than 2025-12-07.
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For more information, please contact:
* Maria Strahl, Manager Complete Vehicle Engineering,
[email protected]
* Matilda Norberg, Talent Acquisition Partner,
[email protected]
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