Volvo Aero Global

I was born in Uddevalla 1981 but my family soon moved to Skövde. For as long as I can remember I have had an interest for technical solutions, which has come to influence all of my academic choices. In 1997 I attended the Volvo industrial high school in Skövde, which provided an extended education combining theory with hands on experience. After completing military service I applied to Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. The choice of Automation & Mechatronics is rooted in my desire to understand a complete system and not just a part of it. This was put to the test during my master thesis at Volvo Car Corporation. The aim of the thesis was to develop a system for measuring the subjective comfort level during acceleration.

I applied to the young graduate program at Volvo Aero during my master thesis. The main reasons why the young graduate program appealed to me was the solid foundation the program has within the company and the career opportunities it creates.

Since the program started in February I have completed two out of five periods. One of the many advantages of the program at Volvo Aero is the freedom to choose departments and assignments. The more experience and insight in the company I gain, the more stimulating every assignment becomes. The program always starts off with three weeks of workshop practice, which I performed at the manufacturing of spools. A spool is a rotating part in an aircraft engine, and must be manufactured with extremely high accuracy using special materials and methods.

My first engineering assignment was carried out in conjunction with my workshop practice. I reviewed the finances of a large machine restoration project undertaken in the Spool shop. The assignment was challenging and required me to seek information from a large number of coworkers. The second period was carried out at the department Performance & Control systems, where I investigated the emission trends of the commercial airliners. I also investigated state of the art data buses to see which are of interest in future military engine applications.

Both of these assignments differed very much from my first and that is one of the great advantages with the program. At this moment I am working on my third assignment. The goal is to create a way of working with soft investments. A soft investment may be IT or organizationally related. The work is focused on pinpointing issues that may arise during the formation of a soft business case and provide methodology for future execution.

So far the young graduate program has exceeded my expectations. The freedom incorporated in the program allows the candidates to engineer a solid foundation for their future careers. I hope this short letter will serve as an inspiration to apply to the Volvo Aero young graduate program next year!

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