Roberta Feleppa first entered Leonardo’s Fusaro site (Bacoli, Naples, Italy) at the age of 23, when she began her master’s thesis in Management Engineering. Today, at 25, she has been employed for a year on a permanent contract in the team responsible for production control of radar technologies, fulfilling her dream of working in one of the most technologically advanced industrial companies in Italy. “I already knew Leonardo,” she recalls, “but researching online made me realise how cutting-edge the company is in terms of processes, innovation and technological complexity. It felt like a unique opportunity, perfectly aligned with the evolution of today’s world.”
At Fusaro, Roberta plans and oversees all stages of the production workflow, ensuring that materials, timelines and quality standards stay on track. She is supported by a young, collaborative and stimulating environment (“in the broader group linked to my team there are colleagues even younger than me”). “From day one I found people who were open, supportive and ready to share their experience. That made all the difference as I took my first steps in the workplace.” Her advice to those completing their studies? “Put yourself out there and seize every opportunity. That’s what truly shaped my path.”
Alongside production control, Roberta also contributes to the development of dashboards integrating data from different systems, and she looks to the future with the ambition to work with emerging technologies – especially the application of artificial intelligence in the supply chain. Determination, method and a creative streak that resonates with her musical passions: from classical Beethoven to the contemporary compositions of Ludovico Einaudi, a balance between tradition and innovation. Just like the journey she is building at Leonardo.