Johanna Wallin - Johanna Wallin : Volvo Aero

Johanna Wallin

Master of Science Ergonomic Design & Production
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

I was born 1981 in Lindesberg, but grew up in Stockholm. I like the city, especially in the spring, and that is probably the reason why I have chosen to live in Gothenburg instead of Trollhättan. I commute every day to Trollhättan, which is not a problem, as long as you don’t mind early mornings and spending time on the train.

I have lived abroad twice in my life, one year as an high school exchange student in Australia and one year in the U.S. after graduation. When I came home from the U.S., I studied literature for one semester at Stockholm University before I moved to Luleå in the northern part of Sweden, to get a master of science in Ergonomic Design & Production and majoring in product design and development. During my time in Luleå, I spent one year working at the steelwork to get some industrial experience.


I wrote my master thesis here at Volvo Aero, studying methods of robustness for the concept development process.  I enjoyed this time at the company, and therefore I applied for the Young Graduate Programme. For me, this is a dream job, a chance you definitely must take if you get the chance. As a young graduate you get the chance to work at different departments, which is a great way to get to know the whole company and build networks.

The first month as a young graduate I spent in the workshop at Processes & Service, a department dealing with cleaning, surface treatment, heat treatment and measurement. After that, I continued to a design department (Cold Structures), Chief Information Office and a department for the project manager for projects in early stages (CPM Structures) where I studied the projects' innovation capabilities.

Now I have temporarily left Volvo Aero for Volvo IT in Gothenburg and Commute Greener! which is an application for cell phones that measures carbon dioxide emissions when commuting. I enjoy the opportunity to see another Volvo company and a completely different kind of product. 

The last Young Graduate Programme practices I plan to spend at t the market department to work with Soft Products. I also look forward to go abroad in the last four months of the program, hopefully to Stanford, California, since I am planning to study for a doctor’s degree at Volvo Aero and Luleå University of Technology. I will study innovation of product service systems.

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