Industrial PhD Student – Future Chassis Program composite development i Sodertalje

This is your opportunity to contribute to a light, reliable and cost effective base chassis optimized for battery electric vehicles.

The research project is performed in cooperation with KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering and the Centre ECO2 for vehicle engineering. Your position at Scania will be within the base chassis design team at Research & Development. You will work in close cooperation with several expert teams e.g. CAE, testing, materials technology within Scania Research & Development and VW group. Collaboration with external partners from different disciplines will also take place during the assignment based on different areas during the research.

There will be two academic supervisors at KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering dedicated for the assignment.

Assignment
As the total cost of ownership is one key factor considered when purchasing heavy transport vehicles, a holistic approach is to be taken into account when developing future chassis for battery electric vehicles. The research will focus on the potential of fibre reinforced composites in the load carrying structure of battery electric heavy transportation vehicles. The main scope of the PhD student assignment will be divided into following packages:

-Modularization of load carrying structures for heavy vehicles

• Modular setup and performance steps
• Definition of strategic interfaces
• Local needs for customer adaptations
• Suitable materials and manufacturing
• Influence on vehicle properties and performances
• Business case analysis

-Interface definition and design

• Interface design
• Production and assembly aspects
• Impact on durability, robustness and fatigue life
• Environnemental impact on composite structures
• Damage detection methods

-Lifecycle analysis

• Suitable fibre composite component manufacturing methods.
• Production processes stability and capability.
• Prediction of service life
• Adhesive joint inspection
• Adequate repair methods
• End of life and recycling strategies

The position will offer you a broad and stimulating job within areas of great variety and the possibility to acquire key competences, to develop your career within Scania and with great potential contribute to improve our future products customer value. The project has also the intention to develop possible new initiatives or collaborations within the Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design.
 
Your Profile
As PhD student you are expected to have analytical and problem solving skills with methodical approach. The successful candidate likes to work both independently and as a team member. Creativity and ability to challenge the application of non-conventional techniques is expected.
 
Master of Science education within mechanical, aerospace or vehicle engineering. In addition to academic merits, work experience from CAD design and fibre composites is meritorious for the position. You are fluent in communication and writing in English, Swedish is meritorious.
 
We offer
As an employee at Scania we offer, in addition to career development, other benefits like a company car, result based bonus, service pension, flexible working hours, subsidised lunches and a lot more. If you live in Stockholm, we offer a direct bus between Stockholm and Södertälje through the Scania job express.