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Adrian Bajra

AdrianBajra

Adrian standing behind KTH Formula Student's black and gold formula car on the lawn outside KTH.

I study Vehicle Engineering at KTH and design suspension parts for KTH Formula Student. Outside of class I run Bajras Barbershop and have played football for Sollentuna FK.

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KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyKTH Formula Student

Vehicles and mechanics are what I do, at university and in my free time.

I'm studying for an MSc in Vehicle Engineering at KTH, heading for the Road Vehicles track. At KTH Formula Student I design and adapt suspension parts in CAD, then build them in the workshop.

In my free time I repair and tune cars. I've worked everywhere from car rental and car care at Hertz to assembling electronic equipment. Coaching football taught me how to get a group to perform together, whether on the pitch or in the garage.

Adrian in a football shirt next to a green Porsche 911 in a car park.
Studies
MSc Vehicle Engineering, KTH, 2024–2029
Team
KTH Formula Student, suspension
CAD
Solid Edge, Siemens NX
Languages
Swedish, English, basic Spanish
Licence
AM and B
Based in
Stockholm
Adrian sitting in the KTH Formula Student car in the workshop, giving a thumbs up.

The road here

2021

Starts Bajras Barbershop alongside school.

A taper fade from behind.

Jan 2025

Joins KTH Formula Student on the suspension team.

Wheel hub with planetary gearset in the workshop.

Apr 2026

This season's car is finished after assembly in the workshop.

The team behind the finished car outside KTH.

Jul 2026

FSCH in Switzerland. Cuts the team's hair in the social area and wins Master of Sidequesting.

Adrian cutting a teammate's hair at FSCH.

2021–2026

Students with laptops in a KTH lecture hall.

Aug 2024

Starts the Vehicle Engineering MSc at KTH.

Bellcranks and Öhlins dampers on the car's front suspension.

2025

Designs bellcranks and control-arm inserts in Solid Edge and NX.

The manifold with its new flange.

Jun 2026

Cuts a new flange on the waterjet and repairs the rust on the exhaust manifold.

Mechanical Design Engineer, suspension, since January 2025

Suspension for KTH Formula Student

Every season the team designs, builds and races its own formula car. My part is the components that hold the suspension together and carry loads from the wheels into the chassis.

The car's front suspension from above: two yellow Öhlins dampers, aluminium bellcranks and the anti-roll bar mounted on the carbon monocoque.
Front suspension with bellcranks, dampers and anti-roll bar.

What I worked on

  • Bellcranks

    Designed the bellcranks in Solid Edge and NX. I worked through the loads and forces in the linkage to size the parts, and used basic FEA to find weak spots before manufacturing.

    Tools Solid Edge, NX, FEA, load calculations

  • Control-arm inserts

    The inserts at the ends of the control arms that pass load from the arm into the joints and mounts on the car. I adapted the geometry and fits so the parts could be manufactured and assembled.

    Tools CAD, force analysis, tolerances

  • Milling and turning

    Made parts on the workshop's mill and lathe, from drawing to finished component.

    Tools Mill, lathe

  • Assembly and testing

    Assembled the suspension on the car in the workshop and was there when it was tested and raced at Formula Student Switzerland 2026.

    Tools Workshop, track

Wheel hub with a planetary gearset and drilled brake disc, bolts secured with safety wire.
Wheel hub with planetary gearset, bolts safety-wired.
Adrian sitting in the car in the workshop, thumbs up.
Seat fitting in the workshop.
In the workshop.
Team members with laptops in a lecture hall, one screen showing a CAD sketch.
Design session with the team.
The team in navy jumpers behind the car outside KTH on a sunny spring day.
The team and the car, April 2026.
Team members holding up a Swedish flag behind the car at FSCH.
Day three at FSCH.
The whole KTH Formula Student team, around forty people, gathered around the car in front of green Swiss mountains.
KTH Formula Student at Formula Student Switzerland 2026.

Problems I've solved

Most of what I know about cars I learned by working on them myself. Here is one job from start to finish, and a few more from the garage.

Repairing the rust on an exhaust manifold

June 2026

Problem
On a three-cylinder city car, the flange where the exhaust manifold bolts to the cylinder head had rusted through. Exhaust was leaking at the engine and the flange couldn't be repaired as it was.
Solution
I took the front end off, pulled the manifold and catalytic converter, drew a new flange and cut it out on the waterjet. The new flange was then fitted to the original pipework.
Result
Sealed and ready to go back in. The manifold could be reused instead of replaced.
Grey city car in a garage with the bumper removed and the engine bay open.
Front end off to get access.
Adrian holding up the manifold and catalytic converter in front of the car.
Manifold and cat out.
Close-up of the manifold flange, rusted through and eaten away around the three ports.
Before: the flange rusted through.
During: cutting the new flange on the waterjet.
The manifold with a new, flat steel flange and three clean ports.
After: new flange in place.

From the garage

Engine bay of an Audi TT 1.8T with the valve cover off and the camshafts showing, a blue cone filter on the intake.
Audi TT 1.8T with the valve cover off.
Cone course in the TT.
Silver Audi TT in a dark garage, lit by red light from underneath.
The Audi TT.
Close-up of the exhaust pipe at the turbo.
The exhaust pipe had snapped, so I welded a complete new exhaust system.
Turbo.
Gearbox coming out.
Close-up of a rusted brake hose fitting under a car.
Brake hose repair.
Black five-spoke wheels wrapped in plastic bags inside a car.
New wheels. I remounted the tyres myself.
A go-kart with a Honda engine strapped onto a trailer.
The kart project on the trailer.
The illuminated Nürburgring sign at night.
Nürburgring.
From behind: a client with curly hair on top and a clean taper fade at the neck.

Since 2021

Bajras Barbershop

I started Bajras Barbershop in 2021 and have been cutting hair alongside school and university ever since.

Running my own thing has taught me to take responsibility for clients, timing and quality, every single time.

Master of Sidequesting

At FSCH 2026 I brought my clippers and cut teammates' hair in the social area. It earned the team the Master of Sidequesting award.

Adrian cutting a laughing teammate's hair in a tent at the competition site.
Cutting hair in the social area at FSCH.
White twisted trophy with a red head on top and the text FSCH Master of Sidequesting.
The trophy.

Football

I've played semi-professional football for Sollentuna FK.

I also coached Rotebro IS P08 as a volunteer and was a leader at the club's Football Summer Camp. Coaching taught me to lead, cooperate and stay calm when a group needs to perform together.

Former player
Sollentuna FK
Former volunteer coach
Rotebro IS P08
Former leader
Football Summer Camp, Rotebro IS

Experience and education

Work

  • KTH Formula Student

    Mechanical Design Engineer, suspension

    2025–now

  • Bajras Barbershop

    Founder and barber

    2021–now

  • Hertz Sverige

    Car rental, car care and customer service

  • McDonald's

    Cook and crew member

  • Mleva Solutions

    Disassembly and assembly of electronic equipment

  • Orbotech

    Internship, repair and maintenance of cleaning machines

  • Tutoring

    Maths, science and Spanish

  • Triathlon Sverige

    Event official

Education

  • KTH

    MSc Vehicle Engineering, Road Vehicles track

    2024–2029

  • Rudbecks gymnasium

    Natural Science programme, plus Programming 1, Mathematics 5, English 7 and Spanish 4

  • Edsbergsskolan

    Compulsory school, mathematics specialisation

Skills

  • Solid Edge and Siemens NX
  • Basic FEA
  • Mechanics and statics
  • Load calculations and force analysis
  • Technical design
  • Milling, turning, waterjet cutting and welding
  • Project management and communication
  • Car repair and tuning
Download CV (PDF)

Get in touch

Want to talk vehicles, Formula Student or book a haircut? Send me an email.

bajra.adrian@gmail.com
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