Thesis work: 30hp - Circular Cab components

Kick-start your career with a thesis project at Scania/TRATON. It’s more than just an academic challenge – it’s an opportunity to collaborate with innovative minds, shape sustainable transport solutions, and build lasting connections. Many of our colleagues began their Scania journey this way – and so can you.

For this thesis, you will join our global Research and Advanced Engineering unit within Cab Development, where the focus areas are sustainable vehicle design and human factors. Here, you will work side by side with senior experts, gaining valuable insights and contributing to projects that push the boundaries of sustainable transport and innovative design.

Join us in shaping the future of sustainable transport.

Background 
At Scania/TRATON, we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system – and circularity is at the core of this transformation. Developing circular solutions within cab development presents both challenges and opportunities. The cab is a complex system composed of many high-value components, materials, and technologies, all of which play a vital role in the vehicle’s life cycle.

To achieve Scania/TRATON’s circular economy goals, we need to explore new ways of designing, manufacturing, using, and reusing cab components. This involves understanding material flows, wear patterns, refurbishment potential, and recycling processes – all while maintaining safety, comfort, and performance standards.

Objective
The aim of this thesis project is to investigate how circular principles can be applied to cab development at Scania/TRATON. This includes exploring strategies for reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling, as well as evaluating the technical, environmental, and economic aspects to support circular product design and lifecycle management.

The work may focus on a complex, high-value, and functionally integrated cab component – such as the driver’s seat or a comparable subsystem – to better understand the practical challenges and opportunities of implementing circularity in components with significant customer value.

This thesis will contribute to building knowledge and identifying solutions that support circularity in Scania/TRATON’s cab systems. Depending on ongoing research and company priorities, the work may focus on specific components, design strategies, or system-level approaches as part of a larger research initiative on circular cab development.

Job description
In this project, you will:

• Investigate circular design strategies and principles relevant to cab development.
• Analyze the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of reuse, refurbishment, or recycling solutions.
•  Map material and information flows, identifying key challenges and opportunities for circularity.
• Propose innovative design concepts and business models that support Scania/TRATON’s circular economy roadmap.
• Conduct an in-depth study on a complex and customer-critical cab component (e.g. the driver’s seat), examining how circular principles can be integrated without compromising comfort, ergonomics, or safety.   

We are looking for motivated students with an interest in sustainability, circular economy, product development, or materials engineering, who want to make a real impact on the future of transport.
 

Education/program/focus
Relevant MSc program (e.g. Industrial Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Production, or similar)

Number of students: 1-2
Start date for the thesis work: January 2026
Estimated time required: 6 months

Contact persons and supervisors
Lotta Jähkel Sustainability coordinator and supervisor, 070-086 09 63 lotta.jahkel@scania.com

Application:
Your application must include a CV, personal letter and transcript of grades

A background check might be conducted for this position. We are conducting interviews continuously and may close the recruitment earlier than the date specified.