Industrial PhD Student: Smart Production System

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

Background
Scania’s vision is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system, creating a world of mobility that is better for business, society and the environment.

As a part of this vision, we are now looking for a industrial Ph.D. student, in the area of Smart Production Systems for Sustainable Development to be part of our exciting journey. We stand in front of a big change when it comes to the way of working in the Production, Maintenance and Logistics areas at Scania. However, digitalization brings a wealth of IT solutions that will support our business. The industrial Ph.D. student will help Scania through this change. The position will be placed at Scania Global Industrial Development but a significant part of the work will be performed in close collaboration with Scania Industrial Maintenance.

Scania Global Industrial Development is responsible for strengthening and developing Scania's joint expertise in production technology, quality and industrial IT. Scania Industrial Maintenance (Scania IM) is a company for technical support in production and is part of Scania CV AB. Scania IM has a broad offer within industrial projects and is responsible for production and premises maintenance.

Position
This position is targeting research in Sustainability and Smart Production Systems with a strong focus on Maintenance. The goal of the research is to investigate the potential of improving production toward sustainable targets by means of a data-driven approach. Focus areas of the research will be within data collection strategies in production, data modelling and the development of data analytics to exploit the sustainability potential in production for improved profitability. Both brownfield (upgrading existing production equipment) and greenfield scenarios (installing new production equipment with build-in connectivity) will be considered.

We expect you to,


• Be highly motivated with passion and enthusiasm for production systems research and new digital technologies
• Take part in academic conferences abroad, writing publications and theses
• Take Ph.D. level courses as part of the doctoral program
• Broaden your national and international network, both in academia and industry

As an industrial Ph.D. student, you are fully employed by Scania and you will have an industrial supervisor at Scania. Furthermore, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology will be the academic partner. Therefore, you will also have an academic supervisor at  KTH. Normally, an Industrial Ph.D. study takes 5 years to conclude.   

 

Your profile
You have a M.Sc. with a relevant focus, or the corresponding qualifications required to be accepted as a Ph.D. student at KTH. Ideally, you have been working for a few years within the field and would like to develop your skills in Smart Production, Sustainability and Maintenance. Furthermore, you would like to improve your analytic skills and your capability to tackle complex problems with a systematic approach. As a person you are persistent, creative, independent and a good team player. You should also have good communication skills and a very strong ability to express yourself well in English, in both speech and writing. 

Contacts
Anders Berglund VER, anders.berglund@scania.com

Erik Vikdahl QM, erik.vikdahl@scania.com

Maheshwaran Gopalakrishnan VER, maheshwaran.gopalakrishnan@scania.com

Application
Please send your CV, personal letter and relevant certificates via scania.com as soon as possible, no later than September 11th 2022
A background check might be conducted for this position

JobID: 20217239


Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.