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.

For our Helicopters Division, within the Engineering Department, we are looking for an intern to join our team through an internship program. Below is a description of the activities and responsibilities you will be trained on during your internship.

Activity Description




The laminar-to-turbulent transition of the boundary layer is widely recognized as a key factor in the optimization of aerodynamic performance in aerospace vehicles. Accurate prediction and identification of the transition location are essential for correcting scale effects in wind tunnel testing and for the continuous improvement of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodologies, ultimately enhancing the correlation between numerical simulations and experimental measurements. Despite significant progress, boundary layer transition remains an active area of research, driving the development of a variety of experimental techniques based on different physical principles. These include mechanical methods, such as oil-flow visualization, electrical methods, such as hot-film sensors, and, most notably, optical measurement techniques, including Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Infrared Thermography (IRT).Optical techniques are particularly attractive in wind tunnel environments because they

📌 STAGE-ELI-Advanced detection of Laminar-to-Turbulent transition and separation on wind tunnel helicopter Model through infrared thermography combined with particle image velocimetry (Varese)
🏢 Leonardo
📍 Varese