Mastertrack Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Martijn van de Ven

I'M ALWAYS OPTIMIZING PROCESSES TO IMPROVE THEIR EFFICIENCY

"I recently completed my internship at NXP Semiconductors, in Eindhoven, Hong Kong, other parts of China and South Korea. I was asked to do a full internship there after a successful and interesting project for extra credit. My production scheduling program was a big improvement in efficiency, and they’re still using it today. The master’s degree program combines theory and practice, exactly what I wanted. At TU/e, you learn to be independent and research-focused, and our professors are very approachable. Eindhoven is a proven city of technology, and there are many adventures you can have. In the future, I’d like to work at a company where I can have carte blanche to optimize a variety of things, or perhaps start my own business. I know how lucky I am, and I hope to keep doing this work in the future."