Animation and Visualization Design Fellowship (Unable to consider OPT / CPT candidates)

VW. Two letters. Endless opportunities. A bright future.

Innovation. Sophistication. Optimization. This is our Passion.

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries : Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.  Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity.

At the  Innovation & Engineering Center California (IECC) , we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we create bold new ideas for the Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche brands. We’re a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and psychologists looking to develop innovations for future generations of cars, and to transfer technologies from many industries and research institutions into the automotive domain. Our mission is to drive change which means we are not only impacting one of the world’s largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of people. Are you ready to join us?

Animation and Visualization Design Fellowship

6 month minimum commitment. Unable to consider International Students on OPT / CPT at this time.

Role Summary

Our mobility concept and user experience team is planning and executing holistic future vehicle concept proposals for the VW Group. The fellow will become familiar with learning a hybrid workflow between digital / physical developments which are being brought to life through concept visuals. Support in visualization work and crafting compelling stories through user journeys and interactive experiences in an additional part of the program.

Role Responsibilities

• Support in creating user journeys, user stories, customer use cases.
• Support the VR / MR team to enhance the visual quality and realism of the experience.
• Support presentations for internal ICC and Group Innovation stakeholders, at Group Innovation annual Future Mobility Days internal trade show, and potentially as external promotion material for communication purposes.
• Understanding and communicating with concept development and automotive design team.
• Support CAD modeling team with data prep, and model build optimized for animation.
• Create animated and visual storyboards for future concepts.
• Create environments and realistic sceneries based on needs of different mobility concepts.
• Character rigging and animation.
• Post-production of animations including graphics, sound and other visual effects.