Position Title:  Prototyping Engineer Intern

Prototyping Department Intern

Be a part of a revolutionary change 

Times are changing at PMI. We’ve chosen to do something big. The world expects us to act responsibly. And we are doing just that by transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. 

This transformation will revolutionize every area of our business. The products we sell. Where we sell them. How they’re manufactured and delivered. The way we talk to our customers and engage with society. 

It’s the perfect place to start your career. As you take your first steps, you’ll have the backing of a multinational business combined with the freedom of a start-up. You’ll bring a positive mindset and fresh perspective to projects that can make a huge difference to so many.  
  

About IMPACT - Italy Internship Program 

Join PMI and be a part of an exciting revolution. This program allows you to kickstart your career and offers the opportunity to learn from industry experts. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, with a great chance to gain practical experience and participate in an engaging learning path. 

Help us reshape our business and make a meaningful impact on various projects. 

Roles & Objectives 

As an Intern you will be part of our Prototyping Department for Philip Morris Manufacturing & Technology Bologna S.p.A and will be reporting to Sr Lead Product & Process Innovation. 

The position will be based in Bologna. 

The candidate will join Prototyping team, aiming to contribute in expanding the existing product portfolio and to develop new product design. In this team, product and process experts collaborate with project management specialists, leveraging on cross-functional approach, to perform feasibility analyses, proof of concept and new design verification, respecting time scheduling, quality and safety requirements.  

In your role, you will be responsible to support the project team members in scouting new innovative materials and technologies with the scope to propose new statistical tools able to correlate material properties, technologies and process setting and their impact on final outputs. 

Specific Responsibilities: 

• Understand the project scope and the stakeholder’s requirements, collaborating with colleagues and team members to achieve project goals. 

• Collect the results from investigations, perform research and analysis on prototypes data, statistically evaluate main correlations between input and output and propose robust test plan to deep dive in the assessment. 

• To study chemical, physical and mechanical properties of innovative materials, leveraging on existing characterization capabilities and/or proposing alternative methods. 

• To deliver statistical tools able to predict the product and process performance of new innovative materials and speed up the lead time to develop new products. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional team and provide regular updates on the main achievements. 

Who we’re looking for  

We’re looking for a candidate with: 

• Degree in Industrial/Chemical/Materials Engineering or similar 

• Problem solving attitude, analytical Mindset and scientific-based approach 

• Knowledge on advanced statistical techniques (DoEs, multivariate analysis, regressions, ecc) 

• Proactivity, curiosity and willingness to learn 

• Effective communication, fluent in Italian and English 

• Collaborative approach, team working with experts and colleagues from other function 

What we offer   

Type of contract: Internship of 6 months length, full time 

Work location: Bologna 

Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:  

• Seize the freedom to shape your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.  

• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.   

• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business –our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.  

• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.  

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.