In January, we completed our first rotations to jump onto the next. Below you can read a little about what each of us has done and what the second rotation entails!

Hannes Gustafsson

My first rotation has been in the purchasing department linked to our business area Material Solutions, which works on developing our competence in additive manufacturing. My primary task, which I have carried out in collaboration with Anna, has been to develop a homogeneous process for daily management for all purchasing departments. The work has involved a lot of networking and trying to boil down many different opinions into a balanced and useful tool that does not involve extra work but contributes something positive. In addition to this, I have also supported the global purchasing team for GKN Engines in starting to populate a tool that aims to gather and visualize current NPI initiatives with our suppliers. I have also done some small tasks and followed my colleagues’ various assignments to get a deeper understanding of what a day in purchasing can look like, which I have really appreciated. Now it is time for me to start my second rotation, which involves exploring current process flows for our high-volume products to compile a recommendation for future change work!

Måns Larsen

My first rotation has been completed in my home department AeroThermodynamics under Governmental Solutions, where I have worked on two different projects. The first has been working with data evaluation of rocket engine tests, specifically on the components in the engine that we manufacture here at Stallbacka. The second project I have been involved in is pre-processing a CAD model (3D) of a component, which I then meshed (grid) and performed CFD analysis (simulations) on.

An overall good rotation with some new things, but also a lot of practical application of what I learned during my studies.

In the coming months, you will find me out in one of our workshops where I will lead a digitization project of the planning boards, which I am incredibly excited about!

Hanna Gertsson

My home department became ME Shared Services, a department that offers support to other operations with expertise in welding, robotics, programming, method knowledge, and responsibility in Special Processes. During this exciting rotation, I gained a deeper understanding of how we ensure that our products meet both drawing specifications and customer requirements. I also gained insight into quality control processes and how we work to maintain high quality in our deliveries.

In one of the departments under ME Shared Services, my task has been to work with a system called Mevisio. I have focused on understanding the department’s specific needs and adapting the platform to optimize daily management. It has been important that the configuration supports continuous improvements and efficient planning of tasks over time for each employee.

It has been a fun and educational rotation where I have had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with many people within the department. Additionally, I have received valuable support from the IT department, which has helped set up and maintain the systems.

After the turn of the year, I started my second rotation, which is in Global Purchasing. More about what I am working on there will come in the next post. Take care!

David Attoff

My first rotation has been completed in my home department AeroThermodynamics within Governmental Solutions, where I worked on a project that involved many different departments. My contribution to the project was to evaluate a newly designed combustion chamber for a test engine. The evaluation was done using CFD, where a detailed combustion simulation was performed to analyze combustion efficiency, among other things.

An exciting project that had many ups and downs, but also many lessons that I take with me.

Now I am starting my second rotation in Strategy and Sustainability, where I will calculate CO2e emissions for our aircraft engine components when they are in operation.

Erik Juliusson

During my first rotation, I worked in the program/commercial department where I have been part of several different projects. One of the main projects was to upload bids (types of deals) into our system. This involved gathering business cases and various documents from the different programs, which was easier said than done, and then registering them in the system. This gave me a better understanding of how the business process works and what is required of the documentation. Another exciting project that landed on my desk was to create a forecasting model for Repair Solutions, which is the part of the company responsible for service and maintenance.

Now I have started my second rotation and am working in the finance department, where I mainly investigate how cash flows through the company. Very exciting!