Thesis work R&D

Are you an engineering student looking for your thesis work opportunity? For the spring semester of 2027, we are offering four

exciting thesis opportunities within our Research & Development organisation.

The R&D organisation in Westermo is responsible for developing the technologies and products that enable secure and reliable

industrial data communication around the world. Our engineers work with everything from hardware design and embedded software to

networking, cyber security, cloud solutions, automation, and emerging technologies.

As part of R&D, you will work in a highly innovative environment where new ideas are encouraged and where collaboration between

Development, Operations, and Quality is key to bringing solutions from concept to reality. This thesis provides a unique

opportunity to combine academic research with practical application in a modern industrial environment.

This thesis explores the feasibility and implementation strategies for emulating hardware-level behavior, such as temperature,

voltage, and PHY characteristics including duplex and link speed, which can be run in environments such as GNS3 for evaluation.

The primary objective is to evaluate how these hardware aspects, typically tied to physical hardware platforms, can be

realistically represented in a virtual environment to support testing, diagnostics, and development.

This thesis investigates the use of artificial intelligence for fault diagnosis in industrial Ethernet networks. The proposed

system analyses network telemetry provided by existing network configuration software to identify anomalies and determine probable

root causes. The research evaluates the accuracy and reliability of AI-assisted diagnostics in mission-critical environments. The

outcome is a prototype framework for intelligent network troubleshooting, with the objective of reducing fault-resolution time.

3 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SCALABLE PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (HARDWARE

DEPARTMENT)

Background: Westermo is about to develop a first-generation simplified Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) model based on existing life

cycle assessments. The objective is to enable scalable carbon footprint calculations across the entire product portfolio without

requiring detailed carbon data for every individual component.

Purpose: Evaluate how well a simplified PCF model performs for industrial electronic products and to investigate which data

sources and parameters have the greatest impact on the quality, accuracy, and usability of the results.

The project includes validating the model across multiple products, analyzing uncertainties and data quality, and providing

recommendations for the continued development of a future scalable PCF solution.

Suitable Backgrounds: Master's level engineering programmes with an interest in sustainability, life cycle assessment (LCA), data

analysis, energy systems, or product development.

Background: How can a company ensure that the correct product is built before full-scale production begins? In manufacturing,

product verification is a critical step in ensuring quality, reducing costly mistakes, and maintaining customer confidence. One

important process is the inspection and validation of the first manufactured product to confirm that it meets all specified

requirements. This process is often manual, time-consuming, and highly dependent on documentation and checklists. At the same

time, increasing digitalization creates opportunities for automation and improved efficiency.

Purpose: Improve the process (preferably with automation) used to verify that newly manufactured products meet all defined

requirements before entering full-scale production. In the thesis, you could be mapping and analyze the current verification

process, identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities, evaluate tools, and assessing risks and security aspecst of automated

workflows.

Suitable Backgrounds: Bachelor students in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automarion, Engineering

Physicl or similar. Programming experience is a must

At Westermo, we believe that great ideas come from collaboration, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We

offer a friendly and open culture where learning and development are a natural part of everyday work.

If applying together with another student, both students should submit separate applications and reference each other in their

applications.