Student Job With A Higher Purpose.

The purpose of the project was to enable more people in the team to configure and quote heating elements and power supplies reliably, consistently and efficiently. While the necessary knowledge, data and tables already existed, using them required a consolidated overview and a clear structure.

By matching Thor’s competencies with the needs of the project, we created a setup where his work could directly support daily operations. He was given access to the same material used internally and tasked with reviewing the content and delivering a configurator that could be used by several colleagues across the team.

Reflecting on the outcome, Christian, who was responsible for the collaboration, highlights the value of aligning competencies with real needs:

- Christian Rasmussen, Engineering Manager

Thor contributed with strong analytical skills and a structured, methodical approach. He reviewed existing configurator data and consolidated several sub‑processes into one coherent solution – significantly reducing the risk of user errors.

His experience with configurators, modularisation and dimensioning, combined with deep technical insight into physical disciplines such as fluid mechanics and heat transfer, made it possible to build a configurator based on data, system relationships, physics and mathematics.

From the student’s perspective, the project differed from typical university assignments. Working with real data and a real product meant there was no single “correct” answer - only the best solution for the given problem.

As Thor describes it:

“In real projects there is rarely one right answer. You have to find the best solution for the problem – and seeing your work being used to improve an actual product is a great experience.” - Thor

The work required independent thinking, engineering judgement and creative problem‑solving, and the results are now actively used to improve an existing product.

For Sintex, the collaboration resulted in faster and more reliable configuration shared across the team. It also confirmed the high professional level students bring – and their ability to deliver solutions that continue to create value.

We highly valued our collaboration with Thor. Students bring fresh knowledge, curiosity, courage and energy to the table, and in return we aim to offer meaningful projects where theory meets practice and where engineering work has a real impact – for our team, our partners and our customers.

If you are a student interested in collaborating with Sintex or exploring an internship, you are always welcome to send us an unsolicited application describing your competencies and areas of interest. When there is a good match between competencies and real project needs, academic knowledge can be applied directly in practice and create value for both the project and the people involved.