From Intern to Test Engineer

The fuel cell technology, their approach to the green transition, and their international environment. Those are the key factors to why Jacob Friis Andersen spent his internship as a Marine and Technical Engineer at Blue World Technologies.

At the beginning of January 2021, Jacob Friis Andersen moved from Randers to Aalborg to start his internship as a Marine and Technical Engineer in Blue World Technologies. During his internship, Jacob worked in the Power Gen department, which focuses on developing and testing our methanol fuel cell stationary systems and APUs (auxiliary power units). A few months before his internship was coming to an end, he got offered a chance to stay as a Test Engineer in the same department after finishing his studies:

“In the beginning, my manager started to talk about how the future looked. I then asked if there was any interest in me potentially staying. Then some time went by, and further into my internship everything fell into place. I had signed my contract about 1,5 months before my final exam which really gave me comfort, as I had peace and quiet to write my final assignment, knowing that I was continuing in the company where I felt I belonged.”

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

The combination of theory and hands-on

Before his time as a Marine and Technical Engineering student, Jacob was an educated electrician. He started to work more with project management which he found interesting. It started to open up for more ideas on what he could build on top of his electrician education, and he decided to start at Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering.

“I thought Marine and Technical Engineering was right up my street, as it is a wide education, and I would still be able to apply my knowledge as an electrician. With Marine and Technical Engineering, you learn a broad spectrum of theories, which is really applicable in my department here at Blue World. That is also one of the reasons why I wanted to come here, because I knew I could apply my theoretical knowledge in practice while learning about a new technology.”

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

Furthermore, Jacob explains that he was pleasantly surprised by how much hands-on experience he actually got during his internship, and how educating it was working in the Power Gen department:

“We did not learn about fuel cells in school, but all the different things I have learned throughout my studies can be applied to what we are working with here at Blue World. During my internship, I worked with another Marine and Technical engineer, which was a really good experience. He knew just how to explain the technology and our daily tasks, as he has the same background as me. “

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

An international team

Since Jacob’s department, Power Gen, is working closely with international partners, the majority of the daily communication is in English, both off- and online. In the beginning, he found it challenging but he soon got the hang of it:

“I was aware of the international environment before I applied, and I found it interesting. Of course, I had to get used to almost everything being in English and getting to know each other’s different cultures, but that was also one of the reasons I applied as an intern. You can always get better at something, and I believe you do so by working with people who are different from yourself. That really appealed to me, as I believe it makes the work even more interesting.”

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

Jacob continues to elaborate on the working culture in Blue World Technologies, and describes that it is comfortable and non-hierarchical:

“There is room to do things your own way while being flexible and having good working morale. People are having fun while they are working which supports the overall motivation in the company. Additionally, we have respect among each other and our different educational backgrounds which supports the knowledge sharing across departments.”

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

The green transition

Another reason why Jacob applied for an internship at Blue World Technologies, was reasoned by the interesting and new methanol fuel cell technology that can contribute to the green transition. He also describes it as being one of the best things working at Blue World, since he contributes to making a difference.

“We did not have fuel cells on the agenda as our educational material, even though I was a part of the renewable energy programme. I always strive to learn new things, and by Blue World having a technology that contributes to the global green transition, and it being a technology I did not know the theory behind, made me even more motivated to apply. All this combined with the international environment makes it interesting to go to work every day.”

Jacob Friis Andersen

Test Engineer

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