Student Pilot Testers: AI-Assisted Engineering Simulation

Call for Student Pilot Testers: AI-Assisted Engineering Simulation Platform (Ignite-AI) Organization: Virtwin-Energy AB (KTH Innovation Portfolio Startup) Target Group: Students at Stockholm-based Universities (Energy Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Process Simulation, Chemical Engineering, or related disciplines) Location & Format: Stockholm (Hybrid — Remote platform testing + weekly in-person meetings) Role Type: Student Pilot Tester / User Validation Access Model: Cloud Platform Access (No software coding or source code access) Compensation & Benefits: Unpaid | Free full access to the Ignite·AI cloud simulation platform for coursework/thesis work + Certificate of Participation & Reference What You Will Do

• Test Active Simulation Engines: Set up and execute 0D/1D combustion numerical simulations and evaluate ongoing chemical process simulation features.
• Propose New Features & Enhancements: Identify missing tools or functionality needed for real-world engineering tasks, recommend user experience improvements, and pitch feature requests directly to the founding team.
• Weekly In-Person Feedback Syncs: Attend a weekly meeting in Stockholm to review test cases, discuss UX improvements, and address solver behavior.
• Validate Time Savings: Measure and log the setup/execution time on Ignite·AI compared to traditional CAE tools (e.g., Ansys, Cantera, OpenFOAM).
• Report Convergence & Solver Behavior: Track simulation failure modes, convergence rates, and physical output accuracy across varied boundary conditions.

Who Should Apply

• Stockholm University Enrollment: Enrolled as a student at a university in Stockholm (e.g., KTH, Stockholm University, or related institutions) in an engineering, thermodynamics, chemical engineering, or computational science field.
• Stockholm Location & Availability: Based in Stockholm with the ability to attend weekly in-person meetings.
• Domain Familiarity: Hands-on exposure to standard engineering simulation tools, CFD/chemical process solvers, or thermodynamics calculation frameworks.
• Feedback-Driven: Willingness to provide qualitative/quantitative feedback and proactively suggest new features.

What You Get

• Accelerate Your Work: Free cloud access to next-generation AI-assisted simulation tools to speed up your thesis or research setup.
• Direct Influence on Product Development: See your feature suggestions and feedback directly shape an enterprise engineering platform.
• Startup Exposure: Direct, weekly in-person collaboration with founders of an early-stage deep-tech startup.
• Formal Recognition: A certificate of participation and a professional reference letter from Virtwin-Energy AB upon completion.

Important Access & Security Terms

• User-Testing Focus: This program is structured purely for platform testing and user validation. Participants act as end-users and will not work on software development or code maintenance.
• IP & Code Security: Access is delivered strictly through a web browser interface. No source code, underlying algorithms, or proprietary AI model weights will be shared or distributed.