Master Thesis Project "CAE Methodology Optimization for Side Airbag Deployment"

1 giorno fa

Moncalieri, Piemonte, Italia Italdesign A tempo pieno

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.

Posizione:

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 Interiors Functional Development Department.

Italdesign is continuously advancing its methodologies in the field of Passive Safety, leveraging state-of-the-art CAE numerical simulation techniques to enhance vehicle safety performance and optimize the early phases of product development.

You will contribute to a project dedicated to the fine-tuning of CAE modelling parameters related to side airbag deployment, aimed at enhancing the correlation and predictive accuracy of numerical simulations with respect to physical test results.

Thesis Project
As a thesis student, you will be supported by your Tutor in the analysis and development of the following thesis project, focused on:

  • Identifying which material and sub-component characterizations are required to evaluate variability in airbag deployment behaviour and subsequently implement them in CAE simulation models;
  • Calibrating material cards and parameter sets to accurately correlate the observed physical behaviour;
  • Updating seat FEM model with validated materials and parameters;
  • Performing the final simulation loop with the dummy in a full-vehicle side crash load case, evaluating the improvement in correlation with physical test results.

Requisiti:

Key Requirements

  • Passion and interest in Passive Safety and Numerical CAE Simulations fields;
  • Proactivity in proposing innovative ideas and approaches;
  • Good team working skills;
  • Responsibility and integrity;
  • Good interpersonal and communicative skills;
  • Flexible and hardworking;
  • Good time management;
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferential Requirements

  • University projects developed using CAE simulation tools will be considered a plus;
  • University projects developed in the field of passive safety will be considered a plus.

Altre informazioni:

Additional Information
Education:
Attending a Master's Degree in Mechanical/Biomedical/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 an estimated minimum duration of approximately 6 months.

Benefit:
company canteen, multicultural 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.

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