IBL Intern Product Management and Engineering Assistant

Daimler Truck AuP (DTAuP) is looking for a diligent and innovative university student to join the Daimler Trucks technical team as a Product Management and Engineering Assistant for our Freightliner and Fuso brands. With 3 positions available, our 2025 IBL Program will connect you to real jobs, real experiences and real learning which will allow you to gain valuable workplace experience relevant to your chosen field of study. This one year opportunity to learn and work alongside our dedicated and experienced team of technical and engineering professionals will aim to equip you with the skills, knowledge and network you need to accelerate your learning and gain valuable exposure to our brand, values and purpose- ensuring you are contributing to our purpose: For All Who Keep The World Moving.

Who we are:

The Daimler Truck umbrella encompasses three successful truck and one bus brand, offering pioneering technologies and tailor-made products for varied applications all over the world and particularly for our unique Australian conditions: Mercedes Benz Truck, Freightliner and Fuso Truck and Bus.  As the world’s leading truck and bus manufacturer and a pioneer of automotive and transport solutions, we continue to shape the future of mobility today and the group will continue to focus on innovative and green technologies, safe and exceptional truck and bus offerings that appeal to our customers. Daimler Truck consistently focuses on three strategic fields of action: technology leadership, global presence, and intelligent platforms.

Our employees are our most important assets. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We openly celebrate Diversity Day, International Women’s and Men’s Days and host guest speakers to foster a collaborative culture, and as such we are proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality. Furthermore, our team’s contributions are actively recognized through Employee Recognition and Reward programs. This celebrates our dynamic working culture and one where our people can be themselves.

With an inspiring and dedicated team in Australia, we develop and provide great solutions for our customers with a view on the now while also keeping a focus on the future. We are leaders in innovation, efficiency, fuel economy, safety, performance and connectivity and we will continue to invest in and develop these pillars to better service and support our partners, dealers and customers in achieving their own ambitious goals and objectives.

Our IBL 2025 Program:

Daimler Truck supports Industry Based Learning year after year and continues to develop our program and students who participate.  We have had many successful applicants carve their future careers in our industry after building sound career foundations through our IBL program.  Based at our corporate Head Office in Mulgrave, we aim to provide you with the opportunity take up a flexible work approach, enabling you to begin your career with a prestigious global brand with your needs in mind. We strive to offer fantastic on the job work experience combined with professional development opportunities to enable you to kick-start your future with on-going on-line and in-person learning opportunities addressing business etiquette, systems and networking training to address technical and soft skills development early in your career.  Our L & D offerings will further supplement and support your growth and connectedness to your career. 

The program will commence mid-January 2025. You will need to commit to full-time office hours until end of January 2026.

To qualify for this program, you must be an undergraduate student currently completing your penultimate year of study.  As at January 2025, you should have a remaining 12 months or 2 semesters of study to complete your degree.  Ideally, this role would suit students undertaking a Mechanical Engineering degree, majoring in Mechatronics would be an advantage.

The role:

As the Product Management and Engineering Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the product management and engineering activities of Freightliner or Fuso, whilst collaborating with your team to work towards achieving company goals. 

Key tasks will include:

·       Providing engineering technical support to dealers and body builders

·       Assisting with the design, development and procurement of local kits

·       Assisting with rating letters and spec sheets, assisting with the development of new model Specs and pricing

·       Use 3D CAD software to design components and create drawings

·       Creation of wiring harnesses and drawing in 2D CAD

·       Assisting with the safety feature demonstration days

About you:

As the successful candidate, you will apply your exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build positive business relationships as well as have a high attention to detail. You will enjoy working in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Above all, as you will be working in a small team, you will be team oriented and have a flexible and adaptable attitude to the changing needs of the business.

We are looking for innovative and highly driven students with a keen desire to help shape our fast growing global business. You will display excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills as well as a high attention to detail. You will enjoy working with others and will bring out of the box thinking and a genuine passion for our industry.  You will have a strong interest in immersing yourself in this role in order to achieve greater insights into this business unit, and the Truck industry as a whole.

How to apply:

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply by submitting your cover letter, resume and academic transcript via this ad. Applications close Wednesday 21st August.

At Daimler Truck Australia Pacific, we believe our people make the difference. We are proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and are committed to inspiring an innovative and collaborative working culture. By joining our team, you will access generous employee benefits, such as discounted car leasing, on-site parking, employee assistance programs and much more. We understand everyone benefits from work differently, therefore our approach to learning is open and individually adaptable. Career pathways are supported through a network of learning and development programs, like our Women in Leadership Program and Mentoring Program, allowing everyone to grow at their own pace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We openly celebrate Diversity Day, International Women’s and Men’s Days and host guest speakers to foster a collaborative culture. Our team’s contributions are actively recognized through Employee Recognition and Reward programs. This celebrates our dynamic working culture and one where our people can be themselves.