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Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Thesis/Smart Logistics & Material Flow Optimization Intern

Operations & LogisticsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipPomezia, ItalyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be enrolled in the final year of a Laurea Magistrale degree program in Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Automation Engineering.
  • Have a good knowledge of English at B2 level.
  • Be available for short business trips within Italy.
  • Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, aptitude for teamwork and cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving ability, dynamism, and proactivity.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, redesign, and prototype a data-driven system for managing physical and informational material flows at the site, from receipt through movement among warehouses, incoming areas, production areas, quality control, and shipping.
  • Map the AS-IS state and critically analyze movements, distances, frequencies, and timings to identify waste and critical routes.
  • Develop hypotheses for the TO-BE state.
  • Study applicable solutions such as milk-run systems, supermarkets, Kanban/e-Kanban, or on-demand movement.
  • Evaluate and validate identified solutions through a pilot project and/or simulation model, defining KPIs to compare the AS-IS and TO-BE scenarios.
  • Develop a thesis on Smart Logistics & Material Flow Optimization with guidance from expert tutors during a company experience lasting up to six months.

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
2022

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