Internship | Development study for ICE Powertrains

TNO

📍 Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands

Full-time Engineers Posted February 20, 2026

Job Description

About this position

The world needs powertrains with zero-environmental impact tomorrow, we create them today. Do you want to be a part of this? Come and join the TNO Powertrains department at the Automotive Campus in Helmond and help accelerating the energy transition for the most challenging powertrain systems in automotive, off-road and maritime.

What will be your role?

Powertrains for heavy equipment are not well suited nor feasible to electrify within acceptable timeframes. For these applications the combustion engine, running on sustainable fuels like hydrogen and methanol is a very attractive solution. Combining mature and robust engine technology with dedicated technology for these new fuels enables to accelerate the CO2 reduction for these challenging powertrains. Even more so, by use of advanced combustion concepts, there is also the potential for these engines to have ultra-low pollutant emissions, eliminating the need for ...