Apprentice Validation Cybersecurity Engineer H/F

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.

Your Challenges :

As part of our Cybersecurity team, you will play an active role in securing electronic control units (ECUs) and next-generation embedded systems. In an era of increasing connectivity, your role will be to ensure the resilience of our products against cyber threats, while adhering to international automotive industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Design: Assist the team in the planning and design of cybersecurity test cases for ECUs and systems.

• Hands-on Execution: Perform activities such as the execution of test campaigns and vulnerability assessments on embedded systems.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cybersecurity architects, developers, and validation teams to support the identification and documentation of security risks.

• Analysis & Reporting: Analyze test results, document findings, and support issue resolution with development teams.

• Compliance & Standards: Learn and contribute to ensuring alignment with automotive cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155, Cyber Resilience Act, GB44495, AIS 189...).

• Process Improvement: Support the continuous improvement of cybersecurity validation processes, methodologies, and tools.

• Strategy Contribution: Participate in reviews of cybersecurity requirements and contribute to test strategy definition.

About you...

Education: Currently enrolled in an Engineering School with a specialization in cybersecurity or embedded systems

You have skills in the following areas:

• Proficiency with testing and diagnostic tools for embedded systems (JTAG debuggers, CANoe/CANalyzer).

• Experience with security testing tools (Wireshark, penetration testing toolkits, ...).

• Solid notions of cryptography and security protocols.

• Fundamental knowledge of embedded systems and OBD.

You have excellent analytical skills, a meticulous approach, and a natural ability to communicate in a multicultural environment. Your curiosity and ability to solve complex problems will be your greatest assets. Our work environment is very international, so a good level of English is required.

Join us!

Thanks to its innovation-driven strategy, Valeo is at the heart of the three revolutions transforming the automotive industry: vehicle electrification, the rise of autonomous and connected vehicles, and the development of digital mobility. Valeo has successfully anticipated these revolutions, which now offer tremendous career opportunities, including international ones!

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity, and energy of our talent. Are you looking for new technological and personal adventures? Join Valeo and our 113,600 employees across 33 countries!

The Créteil/Valenton site (94) is located near Paris: accessible via Metro Line 8 (“Pointe du Lac”) and also via the newly inaugurated cable car.

More information at valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Location: Valenton (94) – 13 rue Daniel Costantini

Start Date: September 2026

Duration: 2 to 3 years

Compensation: based on educational background

Job:

R&D Trainee/Apprentice/VIE

Organization:

Engineering Cyber

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Apprentice (durée déterminée)

Job Type:

Apprenticeship fixed term

Job Posting Date:

2026-05-22

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