Lightweight and Cost-Effective Welded Structures - From Design to Manufacturing

Construction, Engineering & Trades · Skilled Trades · Welding

In short

Volvo Construction Equipment seeks students for a thesis on developing lightweight and cost-effective welded structures by integrating structural optimization with advanced manufacturing methods. The role involves concept development, analysis, and evaluation from both product and manufacturing perspectives, with a January 2027 start date.

Responsibilities

Develop and evaluate concepts for lightweight and cost-effective welded structures.
Combine structural analysis, weld and joint design, and manufacturing optimization.
Study representative welded structures and identify optimization opportunities.
Develop alternative concepts for plate thickness, weld size, joint geometry, penetration, and joint preparation.
Use structural and fatigue analysis to dimension and compare concepts.
Evaluate manufacturing aspects like welding effort, material usage, productivity, and automated post-weld treatment.
Experimentally investigate selected joint and welding concepts.
Apply and verify promising solutions on a physical demonstrator.
Provide recommendations for future design and industrial application.
Work closely with specialists in structural analysis, welding, design, fatigue, materials, manufacturing, and automation.

Requirements

Studying within Mechanical Engineering, Structural Mechanics, Welding Engineering, Production Engineering, or Materials Engineering.
Interest in lightweight design, structural analysis, welding, fatigue, and manufacturing.
Ability to combine analytical, numerical, and experimental methods.
Understanding of trade-offs between structural performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability.
Willingness to work in a cross-functional environment.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with simulation, calculation methods, welding, or experimental testing is an advantage.
A team of two students with complementary backgrounds is particularly suitable.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions.
Work with next-gen technologies and collaborative teams.
Develop knowledge in lightweight design, structural analysis, welding, and manufacturing optimization.
Gain experience of cross-functional engineering.
Opportunity to work closely with specialists from various technical disciplines.

Skills

structural analysisweldingmanufacturing optimizationfatigue analysislightweight design

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About Volvo Group

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