Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group and one of the world's leading companies in the Aerospace, Defence, and Security sectors, delivering multi-domain technological capabilities in the fields of Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space. With more than 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States, and operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and equity investments. A key player in major strategic programs at the global level, Leonardo is a technology and industrial partner to governments, defence administrations, institutions, and businesses.

Working supporting Structural Analysis Team at our Cascina Costa or Brindisi site and offsite to study and develop research on helicopter structures by providing analytical modeling supported by tests.

As part of the Structures Team you will be responsible for developing structural reasearch solutions in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders, for our wide product range encompassing conventional helicopters and tilt rotors.

Our analysis team supports both the UK and Italian geographies so although based in Italy there is the opportunity to work on our full product range.

What you’ll do as a Master Thesist in Structure Dept.

You’ll be responsible for coordination, creation and delivery of varied and challenging study and develop research on helicopter structures with the collaboration of Design/Analysis/Certification & Qualification/Manufacturing teams.

Final objective is to build a report of all the research activity as university thesis.

This will be performed with the support of a nominated tutor, internal person in Leonardo Helicopter Structures Dept.

What we need from you to be a successful Structural Analysis Engineer

• The ability to own problems and provide pragmatic solutions to challenging timescales and budgets
• A university knowledge in the analysis of engineering structures
• Knowledge in conventional (hand calculation) and numerical (finite element) techniques for static analysis
• A university knowledge of fatigue and damage tolerance
• A university knowledge of composite materials and analysis principles
• Experience in using MSC NASTRAN (preferable)
• Experience in using Altair HyperMesh (preferable) or Patran (optional)

Qualifications /Requirements
 

• Master Degree ongoing in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering from an accredited university
• Good university knowledge in structural failure criteria, fatigue analysis, dynamic analysis
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, Team working and inclusiveness proven capabilities. Clear thinking, diligent approach and task oriented
• English and Italian language knowledge, both written and oral.

Internship with a monthly allowance of €800

The company reserves the right to assess the appropriate employment level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process and in line with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position itself, in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable legislation.


THE SELECTION PROCESS
We look forward to receiving your application: please submit your CV within three weeks of the job posting date.

How does the selection process work?
Following the application collection phase, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be evaluated and shortlisted.
Selected candidates will take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, focusing on motivation and aptitude, followed by an in-depth technical interview with the relevant Business function.
At the end of the process, all candidates will receive feedback, regardless of whether the outcome is positive or negative.

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