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.
Italdesign is expanding its activities in the field of data-driven project management and the application of Artificial Intelligence to optimize its core engineering processes. We are launching a strategic initiative to build predictive capabilities that will enhance our competitiveness and operational efficiency.
During your Project Work, you will be involved in work activities regarding the foundational development of an AI-powered platform for project estimation and management. This includes analysing historical project data, defining a new structured database, engineering high-impact features from technical and financial data, and mapping business processes to ensure the solution delivers tangible value.
You will be part of the Project Management team, playing a crucial role in a high-visibility project at the forefront of the company's digital transformation. You will collaborate directly with senior project managers and technical experts to help build the system that will redefine how Italdesign executes future vehicle development projects.
Thesis Project
As thesis student, you will be supported by your Tutor in order to analyse and develop the following thesis projects about:
- Conducting initial feature engineering by identifying and prioritizing key drivers from technical and operational data, laying the essential groundwork for the subsequent development of predictive AI models;
- Analysis of the current project data landscape and definition of a new, structured database schema to create a "single source of truth" for all project-related information;
- Mapping the current "as-is" process through collaboration with senior Project Managers and Engineers, and identifying key opportunities for AI-driven improvement in the future "to-be" workflow;