Italdesign is an Italian design and engineering company specializing in automotive, transportation, and product development sectors.
Based in Moncalieri (Turin) with over 1,300 employees worldwide, it has been innovating and working with top car makers and emerging players for more than 57 years.
Renowned for its important role in car design, Italdesign has developed iconic vehicles and offers comprehensive services spanning exterior and interior design, prototyping, engineering, and turnkey project management. Its vertical integrated approach ensures seamless support to clients, from the first idea to homologation and series production, delivering solutions tailored to client needs.
Italdesign also develops new technologies and fosters advancements in mobility and prototyping. In recent years, it has expanded into electronic systems development, including infotainment, ADAS, high-voltage batteries, and Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). This blend of technical expertise and creative design makes it a leader in the industry.
Since joining the Audi Group in 2010, Italdesign has grown and created innovative solutions, combining aesthetics and functionality to pioneer cutting-edge solutions that meet the market demands. In 2025 Italdesign obtained the Top Employers Certification for the tenth year in a row.
Italdesign is looking for an enthusiastic and smart student passionate about automotive, eager to join an innovative and international business environment, working in an agile way and embracing a strong team spirit. You will gain a great experience in learning all the instruments, procedures and technical aspects with the support of your tutor and colleagues of the Department.
The Numerical simulations Department is working mainly with Finite Element Method in different perimeters, such as occupant safety, crash, NVH, pedestrian protection, sensorics and closures. In addition, the department is also working with CFD methodology.
Italdesign is expanding its activities in the field of biomechanical and occupant safety simulations using artificial intelligence (ML) and Total Human body Models, to predict the behaviour and the key damage and severity values in Crash events. You will be involved in the work activities described below as part of a team focused on occupant safety simulation in crash.
Thesis project
As thesis student, you will be supported by your Tutor in order to analyse and develop the following thesis project about:
* Receive training on PAM-CRASH, ANSA, Animator, and MetaPOST;
* Learn dummy positioning, seat movement, and restraint system setup;
* Simulate crash scenarios varying impact type, speed, and dummy models;
* Perform sensitivity analysis, trend detection, and scenario classification;
* Compare HBM vs traditional dummy responses in selected loadcases;
* Create a structured crash scenario database using Design of Experiments (DOE) to explore injury mechanisms and biomechanical responses through Machine learning (not scope of this Thesis work).
Key requirements
* Passion and interest in passive safety, biomechanics and numerical simulations;
* Passion and interest in artificial intelligence and ML;
* Good team working skills;
* Innovation oriented;
* Responsibility and integrity;
* Good interpersonal and communicative skills;
* Flexible and hardworking;
* Good time management capability and proactivity;
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Preferential requirements
* Basic knowledge of FEM codes (such as Pamcrash and Ls.Dyna);
* Basic knowledge about crash, design of interiors, exteriors and restrain systems;
* Basic knowledge in ML algorithms;
* Basic knowledge of Python or other programming languages.
Additional Information
Education: Attending a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanic Engineering or Automotive Engineering;
Language skills: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English (at least B2 level);
Workplace: Moncalieri (TO), Italy;
Contract type: thesis project with estimated durations about 9 months;
Benefit: company canteen, multicultural and enriching environment.
Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77).
We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.