Internship- Structures

Overview

Six-month internship in the Structures department at Airbus India, Bengaluru, working on Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM) based fatigue initiation prediction models integrated into Abaqus.

What you'll do

• Improve the finite element implementation of previously developed fatigue models with the required user inputs to integrate with Abaqus Adapt CDM models.
• Extend the models to higher complexity, including multiaxial loading, non-localization phenomenon, complex spectra and plasticity, and analyze the results.
• Validate the developed methods with PoC specimens and correlate them with physical test results.
• Summarize findings and prepare the report.

What you'll need

• Graduate or postgraduate student in Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Material Science or Applied Mechanics Engineering.
• Sound knowledge of solid mechanics, finite element methods, plasticity and hardening principles.
• Basic knowledge of structural fatigue.
• Ability to derive broad conclusions from research articles.
• Hands-on experience with Abaqus.
• Experience creating user subroutines, preferably UMAT, USDFLD and UEXTERNALDB.
• Good programming skills.
• Good analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Employment type: Internship, ideally six months, starting January 2027 (subject to flexibility).
• Tools: Abaqus, Fortran, Python.