While I was a candidate for my diploma in strategic product development, I developed a mathematical model for optimising our product decisions. I was thrilled at already being able to work on a topic with such far-reaching implications for the company as part of my dissertation. During this period I also met my future boss, who offered me the opportunity of putting my scientific results into practice autonomously at MAN. What impressed me besides this was the interdisciplinary cooperation with colleagues from other branches. In this way I learned about the commercial aspects, enabling me to come up with holistic solutions to the questions facing me. I now team up with my colleagues to develop environmentally friendly technologies for our big diesel engines.

Sustainable products are an important issue for the future - for us and for our society.
If you're open to new ideas, you will also find effective solutions to the big challenges. MAN focuses on thinking ahead.

At MAN, flexibility is a valuable asset. As a trainee I had two years to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the organization. But the plan soon changed and I became a project manager in plant planning. It was a huge challenge, as I had very little time to acquaint myself with my new surroundings. But the new post also gave me the chance to prove myself. Today I’m responsible for planning projects at the tendering stage worth millions of euros. It’s a huge responsibility, and you can’t afford to get your estimates wrong. Moving in unknown territory has become part and parcel of my job, which is exactly what I love about it. If you’re open to new challenges, you’ll broaden your own horizons. At MAN there are many opportunities just waiting to be grasped.

During my degree, I was able to write my semester dissertation for MAN Diesel & Turbo: the introduction of a method for the risk assessment of our large diesel engines. It was a demanding task – and MAN rewarded my efforts with new and exciting challenges. For my thesis, I travelled to India to develop a new product development process for our commercial vehicle division. In 2009 I entered the trainee program, where I learned about a large number of new areas in a short space of time. The international deployments left the greatest impression on me. For example, I coordinated our truck tests on site in Brazil together with our people in Munich. My job as the communications interface between Brazilian and German colleagues showed me how important it is to have social competence in combination with specialist knowledge.

It allows us to communicate on a single level and pursue out goals together.If you can adjust quickly to new situations, MAN offers you opportunities for personal and professional advancement. With us, change is routine.

My childhood dream: one day I would develop trucks myself. After all, my father drove an MAN truck and often took me with him on trips. Right after I finished high school I started working on my dream career. I began with an internship at MAN. Thanks to my good performance, the company supported me throughout my studies. The scholarship enabled me to study mechanical engineering and at the same time, it gave me valuable practical experience. For example, in India I created a controlling tool that can be used to monitor the progress of a project. As a works student, I optimised the variance of our tyre portfolio. I wrote my dissertation about a truck concept for the Latin American market. At MAN I've always found new and exciting challenges. For the past year I've been a trainee in the area of Product Management.

If you have a dream, you can make it real at MAN.