# Alessandro Acuna

## Structural Engineer

Mechanical Engineer passionate about aerospace and advanced manufacturing, specialized in developing structural components from concept to advanced FEM validation. Focus on composite materials, CAD, FEA, and explicit simulations.

Composite Materials FEA (Abaqus, Ansys, Nastran, Hypermesh) CAD (CATIA V5, NX, Creo) PASS and SAP Python (Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib)
📧 Email 📱 +393277671048 💼 LinkedIn

### Availability

Currently at Airbus (contract until Dec 2025). Open to a new Structural Engineer role from January 2026.

Madrid, Spain · DE IT ES UK

### Key competencies

Damage Tolerance Buckling & Pre-sizing Impact & Energy Absorption Drawings & GD&T Data Analysis

## Experience

Jan 2025 – Present

### AIRBUS - Structural Design & Analysis Engineer Madrid, ES

- Development and assessment of repair solutions for composite and metallic components.
- Part design for A350 HTP and Section 19 (rear fuselage) in CATIA V5.
- Design Office interface in production, ensuring structural integrity and compliance.
- Development of numerical models and explicit simulations for composite damage mechanisms.

Mar 2024 – Dec 2024

### DLR - Master Thesis · R&D Engineer Stuttgart, DE

- Thesis for the EU project r-LightBioCom on sustainable high-performance composites for automotive/aerospace.
- Computed environmental footprint for 1 kg of materials in openLCA.
- Quasi-static & dynamic compression tests on cores (honeycomb/foam) and KPIs combining LCA and mechanical performance.
- Implementation and calibration of LS-DYNA MAT cards from test data.
- FEM static/dynamic analyses to validate experiments.

Oct 2021 – Sep 2023

### UniBo Motorsport - Stress & Design Engineer Bologna, IT

- Design and Stress Analysis of automotive parts (monocoque moulds, dashboard support, driver harness).
- FEM on CFRP chassis under multiple loads; investigation of delamination causes.

Jul 2022 – Sep 2022

### D.V.P. Vacuum Technology - Bachelor Thesis · R&D Engineer Bologna, IT

- Experimental campaigns on flow rates and pressure losses in turbines and control valves.
- Built performance maps in GT-Suite and validated the model.

Feb 2022 – Apr 2022

### CPC Group - Composite Laminator Modena, IT

- Lamination of CFRP moulds and a chassis for Formula SAE team.

## Academic Projects

### Composite stiffened panels

Buckling & damage tolerance checks, layup optimization (skin & stringers), deflection verification. UPM · Feb–May 2025

### Composite laminate — Hashin (Abaqus)

UD laminate under tension vs compression; ply-by-ply failure using Hashin initiation; FEM-driven analysis. UPM · Jan–Mar 2025

### Rear Fuselage — Section 19 (Skin & Stringers)

Skin laminate & stringer concept, drop-offs, reinforcements, frame joints (clips, Ø4.8 mm). UPM · Jan–Mar 2024

### Motorbike rear subframe — AlSi10Mg (SLM)

Topology optimization, VDI 2230 bolted joints, static/fatigue validation (Ansys), weight minimization. Unibo · Sep–Dec 2024

### Composite drone structure

Lamination definition, thickness optimization, harmonic & impact FEM analyses. Unibo · Feb–Jun 2023

## Education

Oct 2024 – Jun 2025

### Master in Composite Materials AIRBUS Programme, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Courses: Design & Analysis of Advanced Composite Structures · Abaqus Lab · Space Structures.

Oct 2022 – Dec 2025 / Mar 2026

### MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Minor: Mechanical Design & Modelling) University of Bologna

Courses: Chassis & Body · Surface CAD · Structural CAD · Product Development Processes & Methods.

Sep 2023 – Feb 2024

### Erasmus+ Aerospace Engineering University of Stuttgart

Computational Dynamics (Robotics) · Computational Mechanics of Structures · Advanced FEA Technology.

Sep 2019 – Oct 2022

### BSc in Mechanical Engineering University of Bologna

## Skills

### Software

CAD: Siemens NX, CATIA V5, PTC Creo
FEA: Ansys, Abaqus, Hypermesh/Nastran, GT-Suite
Programming: Python (pandas, matplotlib, pycatia)
Data Analysis: Excel, Python

### Soft Skills

Teamwork Adaptability Creative Problem Solving

### Languages

Italian — Native
Spanish — Fluent (C2)
English — Fluent (C1)
German — Basic (A1)

## Contact

Interested in collaborating or need the CV in a different format? Get in touch.

Current location: Madrid, Spain
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Contact hours (Madrid time):

- Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 19:00
- Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
- Sunday: 09:00 - 12:00

📧 alessan.acunaguardia@gmail.com 📱 +39 327 767 1048 💼 linkedin.com/in/aleacuna

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