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Working with the RM12 Engine is inspiring! I have now had the pleasure to work with the RM12 Engine for about four weeks and it feels like the pieces are slowly starting to fall into place. I am mainly working on two different projects related to the RM12, export control issues and Spare part optimization. I have mainly been focusing on the export control issues, which is an area that I am totally unfamiliar with. This of course makes it challenging but also simultaneously very inspiring to explore. My coworkers are doing their best to help me understand these processes by supporting me with necessary information and guidance.

So what is export control then? Export control is related to products with the potential to be used in applications that are designed or modified for the space and military industry, dual use products, products which may be used to manufacture weapons of mass destruction and those with suspicion to be used in embargo countries. This basically means that products or information related to these products cannot be exported without permission from the supplier’s country of origin. For instance, you are not allowed to convey information to your supplier related to specific a product without having a specific license in place. The same applies for physical transportations. You may not perceive this process as extensively complex, but its rather dynamic as classifications changes due to the Obama Export Control Reform, new products are introduce and licenses needed to be updated.

My task is initially to map all products regulated by export control and the product classification in order to visualize which license these products needs to be exported under. The classification information is possessed by the supplier. I will also take part in creating export control user training for employees within the Military Value Stream. On top of this I will “walk the process”, from order to delivery, in order to obtain a holistic view of the “export control process”.

I can also gladly announce that the planning process for the second activity week is completed 🙂 We are going to visit Snecma, France and Fokker (recently acquired by GKN), Netherland. You will get more details about this trip in the near future 🙂

Take care!

After a week full of activities such as field trips, professional development sessions and a lot of time spent in the car, all the graduates’ engineers have found their respective department. The first four weeks have been amazing but also very intense with a main focus on getting to know the group and to increase its chemistry essentially through many great activities in parallel with creating a general understanding of the overall business here at GKN.

I intend to devote my first blog post to outline the international graduate program (GKN International Graduate Program) which I and Daniel Pelvén are participating in. It is actually the first time that GKN are recruiting candidates for the international program from Sweden since the acquisition of the location in Trollhättan. The duration of the international program stretches over a 5.5 year period unlike the local graduate program in Trollhättan which runs over 1 year. Our journey is also different given the holistic focus of the program as we are given the opportunity to perform in several different operational areas of GKN.

The program begins with a six-month assignment at my home site (Trollhättan) where you participate in one or several projects within a specific function. This is followed by two additional six-month periods in an English-speaking country which then ends with two longer 2-year periods, which can basically be spent anywhere the world (great opportunity).

I will conduct my first six months assignment at the department of Military Engines (ME) with a primarily focus on the RM12 engine which is powering the current JAS Gripen military aircraft. You will be able to read more about my journey and current project in future posts, but until then,

Have a safe flight!