The first time I got acquainted with MAN Diesel & Turbo was in connection with my engineering training in 1999. I wrote my final report on the company with the help of the many contacts I hade made in the company during my engineering training. I subsequently chose to apply for a job in the design department which is where I am today.

I work in one of the three departments under Low Speed Engineering Small Bore and am involved with Fuel & Control equipment. My work consists of detailed design of engine components, including the hydraulics on our electronically managed engines, and updating existing designs. We draw up design documentation and provide technical assistance for building the engines. Reliability is crucial for our product and our engines are really conservative in their design as far as this aspect goes. We carry out optimisation in small steps as an ongoing and constant process. Once the engines have been built in Korea for example, it’s not unusual for some of us to travel over there and see the finished product. Moreover it provides an opportunity for receiving feedback for the designs we have been involved in. That is a real motivational factor. We are 11 employees in my department, LES1, which is involved in this area. In addition we work closely with two other subdivisions in LES (Low Speed Engineering Small Bore), but also with the other departments in the building such as Low Speed Engineering Large Bore Design, Operation, Production Support and R&D. I have held my current job for more than 8 years and I really like it.

MAN Diesel & Turbo is a knowledge-based company and it is very evident that my colleagues and myself are very hungry for knowledge. Knowledge sharing is in many ways the be all and end all for us. I benefit from my colleagues’ know-how and expertise in my daily work. MAN Diesel & Turbo is also very international and I make use of the experience of employees from other countries. Some of the things that I appreciate about working for MAN Diesel & Turbo are the loose framework that is in place for work in general. This is reflected by the fact that we have a significant level of self-determination with regard to the planning of work and this is supported by the flexitime we have as employees. The mindset at work is very much characterised by going after the ball and not the man – in this way a collective responsibility for the different projects is to be found. And I think this is pleasant. Last but not least, more and more focus is gradually being placed on developing the social bonds in the department. It’s not unusual for us to meet at "Medarbejderhuset" after hours for a chat.