Student Worker - University Collaborations in Additive Design & Manufacturing

Job Description

Are you passionate about technology innovation and building strong business processes and partnerships? Are you motivated to work in a dynamic and diverse team within the LEGO Group? 
We are looking for a student worker to join the Innovation & Technology Development Team of Additive Design & Manufacturing – take this opportunity to play a vital role in coordinating collaboration opportunities with academic partners.   
 

Core Responsibilities

This is a newly created role where you will have the opportunity to work closely with subject matter experts in Additive Manufacturing (AM), the Head of Innovation & Technology Development, and external academic partner organisations.

You will be part of the Additive Design & Manufacturing (AD&M) organisation and responsible for coordinating research and talent development opportunities that will enable innovation, and ensure a healthy engineering talent pipeline for the future.

More specifically, you will be:

• Mapping and evaluating existing and potential academic collaborations
• Coordinating and managing relationships with academic institutions.
• Identifying, evaluating, and communicating relevant research/project opportunities to AD&M Product Owners
• Identifying knowledge sharing opportunities that align with AD&M’s research and development goals.
• Support outreach activities and the like, aimed at developing a strong engineering talent pipeline for AD&M
• Collaborating with relevant internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with wider brand, recruitment, and research guidelines/considerations

Play your part in our team succeeding
You could be from any academic background as long as you can demonstrate strong interest in working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, and a knack for understanding complex technologies in a manufacturing setting.

Based in our office in Billund, you will work across diverse teams that are focusing on the research and development of design methodologies and technologies, production technologies, materials, and applications in Additive Manufacturing (AM).

The team’s aim is to push and drive the AM industry and its technologies towards true large-scale production, and we need you to support us with identifying and evaluating the research and talent development opportunities that will get us there!
 

Do you have what it takes?

• Currently studying a bachelors degree in business or similar
• Passionate about technology innovation
• Interested in business process development and improvement
• Interested in collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Organised and details oriented
• Available to work 15 flexible hours per week to accommodate an academic schedule.
• Live in commuting distance to our office in Billund, Denmark
• Available for an employment period of minimum 6 months
• Experience in use of Microsoft 365 Outlook, Teams, & SharePoint
• Experience in use of visual collaboration software (E.g., Miro)
• ​Proficient in English both in writing as well as orally

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. 

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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