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Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.\nBackground\nPredictive Engine Stop/Start (PESS) is a fuel-saving functionality for heavy-duty vehicles. By switching off the combustion engine during suitable driving conditions, PESS can reduce fuel consumption.\nOur ambition is to further improve PESS by enabling the function for more customers, more vehicle applications and a wider range of operating conditions, while increasing engine-off time and maximizing fuel-saving potential.\nIn this thesis, you will use real-world customer vehicle data to understand how PESS performs in different operating conditions, identify what limits its utilization and investigate opportunities for further improvement.\nWhat you will do\nThe thesis will include activities such as:\nAnalyze customer vehicle data and PESS performance.\nDevelop relevant KPIs and visualizations using tools such as Python, MATLAB and/or Power BI.\nAnalyze factors affecting PESS utilization, such as vehicle load (GCW), ambient temperature, driving conditions, drive modes and system inhibitions.\nIdentify customer applications and operating conditions with high PESS potential but low actual utilization.\nQuantify lost PESS opportunities and their potential impact on fuel savings.\nIdentify and evaluate technical concepts that could extend PESS operation.\nThe work is not limited to these concepts. An important part of the thesis is to use customer data to discover and prioritize additional improvement opportunities.\nWho are you?\nWe are looking for Master's students within Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Control Engineering, Applied Physics, Data Science or a related field.\nYou should have:\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nExperience with data analysis using Python, MATLAB or similar tools.\nInterest in vehicle systems, energy efficiency and data-driven engineering.\nBasic knowledge of statistics and data visualization.\nAbility to connect data findings with physical and engineering phenomena.\nExperience with powertrain systems, energy management, control systems, modelling/simulation, thermal management, MATLAB/Simulink or Power BI is considered an advantage.\nMost importantly, we are looking for someone who enjoys using data not only to visualize system performance, but to understand why the system behaves as it does, identify improvement opportunities and quantify their potential.\nNumber of students - 2\nLast Application Date - 22nd Nov 2026\nIf you have further questions, you are welcome to contact - Qiyu He, Manager Productivity/Drivabilityvia email \nWe value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.\nWho we are and what we believe in\nWe are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.\nApplying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.\nTrucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.\nJoin us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. 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