HIL-SIL Model Engineer Internship (Maranello)

Ferrari has a most desirable track record, in F1 and Endurance Racing, for built-to-order Sports cars with Desing R&D, Production and commercial activities, as well as in LifeStyle and Fashion activities. And delivers record business results and confirmed one of the “World’s most powerful brands”. 

Above all Ferrari is an international team (with 60+ nationalities) working with the highest level of professionalism and dedication, based on performance, meritocracy and continuous development, with innovation at the heart of our future.

In this role, the candidate will work in Ferrari Software Engineering Department – SW Testing area, where Electronic Control Units (ECUs) are tested. The candidate will support the development, management and validation of MATLAB Simulink plant models used in advanced simulation environment. The candidate will be part of a team-oriented environment, involved in developing and applying HIL simulation technology for the Chassis controls domain.

You will cooperate in different activities, including:

• Development and maintenance of MATLAB Simulink plant models of physical systems for HIL simulation.
• Optimization of models for SIL (Software-in-the-Loop) and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) environments.
• Defining and enforcing modelling guidelines for plant models.
• Handling model versioning and configuration (e.g., Git, SVN).
• Support of automatic code generation (e.g., Embedded Coder, Matlab Simulink compiler).
• Debugging and analysis of discrepancies between simulated and real-world behaviours.
• Ensuring proper technical documentation and requirement traceability

Required profile

For this fundamental role, we are ideally looking for a recent Master graduate or current Master student (eligible for internship) or in your final year in Aerospace, Mechanical or Mathematic Engineering.

You will not only have a passion for automotive and innovative solutions, but also already gained first work-experience through internships or projects (in automotive or luxury sectors) that allow you to understand business complexities and help you to develop your personal and communicative skills.

In Ferrari you must exhibit the capability to think analytically, target-oriented and structured. You need to demonstrate strong communication skills (such as the ability to listen as well as in-depth reasoning). You will be expected to work independently as well as integrate as part of a team. We require attention to the detail and awareness of the responsibility that comes with your role. You are motivated to adapt to and learn from the company culture. It goes without saying that you relish a challenge.

The effective completion of your daily tasks requires you to be a proficient user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).

Fluent English is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location: Maranello, Italy

Starting Date: September/October 2026

Seniority: Internship

Ferrari offers: Monthly allowance and daily complimentary access to company restaurant.