Master thesis - Circular Micromobility - Voi Technology

Micro-mobility operators, like Voi, play a critical role in offering efficient and sustainable transportation solutions helping society in general and cities in particular achieve their sustainability goals. Voi has set an ambitious target to take leadership in this transition by offering the first fully circular micromobility solution.

In these thesis projects you will be mentored by our Head of Sustainability, Åsa Christiander. Students will explore real life opportunities to design a new, more sustainable product and circular system solution, including evaluating the business viability of the suggested changes.

YOUR MISSION
In this thesis project, we would like to engage a team of students to create a circular micromobility solution (scooter or e-bike) addressing four different topics;

• Design a concept for a re-use-based circular e-vehicle
• Re-use of parts with minimum effort and cost
• Maximising lifetime of product/service
• Design a concept for a recycled materials based e-vehicle
• maximise recycled content and recyclability without jeopardising the service (e.g., serviceability, safety)
• option; consider how to use changes in communication for example show that material is recycled
• Design/optimise a circular system including re-use approach, number of loops per component, site strategy and logistics to optimise lifetime and system efficiency. To realise the implementation of 1 and 2 (e.g., where and how should different parts be refurbished, how should transportation be solved etc)
• Build/optimise a business case for circular systems taking into account aspects such as effects on market share, lifetime, material cost , transportation costs and effects on carbon.
• Conceptual design of an updated product (scooter or bike) built for circularity
• Conceptual design of an updated product based on recycled input
• Draft of circular system solution
• Circular business case including carbon footprint impact

• Experience from coursework and projects in product design, sustainability/circularity, supply chain (e.g., Mechanical Engineer)
• Experience from system design/circularity/optimisation
• Experience from business case formulation (e.g., Industrial Economics)

APPLICATION PROCESS
Your thesis topic should reflect your interest, but also help you build a future in the direction you want. In your application it is important for us to understand your field of interest and ambition moving forward.

• Review our available thesis project (1-4) and select one of them as your highest priority
• Submit your application together with your resume and grades.
• If applying in pairs, only one application is necessary. Please ensure the application covers information about both students in the same application.
• Your application should be in English.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
We will review your application and get back to by 7/12-24, at the latest. We receive a lot of applications, and it might take us some time but we are doing our best to keep you updated. This is what you can expect after applying:

• If your profile makes a good match, you will hear from us to set up a shorter conversations by video with our recruiter. The recruiter will follow you throughout the process.
• The second interview will be with your possible mentor(s).
• At the end of the recruitment process we will ask you for references.
• If both you and we are loving what we're hearing, get excited because a job offer is on its way. You have joined the voyage and we're stoked to soon have you join us!

DURATION

• We are planning to start the work in January 2025 and finish in June 2025 but this will be further discussed with the students.
• 30 ECTS (academic credits) if in agreement with your Thesis Advisor in University
• We expect you to be able to be present at our office in central Stockholm at least one day per week