In a nutshell
The Mechatronics and Embedded Systems ENGINEER course is offered under an apprenticeship contract.
Over the 3 years of the course, most of the teaching (3 semesters) takes place at the CFAI Aquitaine training centre (Bordeaux / Bruges), with 3 semesters of classes taking place at ESTIA on the Bidart site.
The course is accredited by the C.T.I. (Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur), and the diploma awarded is that of an ESTIA engineer (Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées) in Mechatronics and Embedded Systems, in partnership with the CFAI, Centre de Formation aux Métiers de l'Industrie d'Aquitaine.
AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
The compulsory work placement abroad during the course is an exciting experience, essential for an engineer's career and for obtaining the diploma. It can last for a minimum of 12 weeks, which can be split up.
Course content
The generalist training of ESTIA engineers is supported by professional practice in companies. The apprenticeship contract allows the industrial world and its specific requirements to be taken into account, by meeting the needs of SMEs, ETIs and large groups for versatile engineers with a good scientific and technical level, with a strong emphasis on Mechatronics and Embedded Systems.
This 3-year course, which is free and paid (the apprenticeship contract is a work-study contract), enables students to master new technologies (digital, energy, mechanics, robotics, maintenance, etc.), as well as trilingualism and a solid foundation in the human and social sciences.
The apprentice engineer will take on more and more responsibility (project management, management, etc.) during their 3 years of training.
ESTIA engineers receive a very broad systemic scientific, technological and human training in: mechanics, electronics, electrical engineering, renewable energies, IT, management and industrial engineering, human sciences and economics.
Subjects taught
ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & AUTOMATION
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering - Electronics - Continuous Systems - Electrical Engineering Project MATHEMATICS & COMPUTING - Algorithms and Programming - Computer Systems - Web Technology - Mathematics - Computer Engineering Project
MECHANICS & MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
- Mechanical design and CAD - Mechanical engineering project - Materials, dimensioning and methods - Structural mechanics
BUSINESS STRATEGY, ORGANISATION AND METHODS
- Product life cycle - Organisations and companies - Business creation seminar
ATTITUDES & ENHANCEMENT OF PRACTICES
- Professional integration - Project management - English
ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & AUTOMATION
- Discrete systems - Automation- Smart Electric Power Electronics- Sensors and communication (option)
MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Object-oriented - Information systems - Transforms (Laplace, Fourier, etc.)
MECHANICS & MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
- Composite materials- Construction of complex products- Energy and fluid systems- Advanced mechanical simulation (option)
BUSINESS STRATEGY, ORGANISATION AND METHODS
- Organisations and companies- Systems engineering- Lean management- Industrial organisation management- Industrial methods and techniques (option)- Marketing and eco-design
ATTITUDES & VALORISATION OF PRACTICES
- Professional integration- Project- English
ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & AUTOMATION
- Vision and robotics - Sensors and communications
MATHEMATICS & COMPUTING
- Rapid application development
MECHANICS & MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
- Mechatronics systems design
BUSINESS STRATEGY, ORGANISATION AND METHODS
- Marketing and eco-design - Organisations and companies
ATTITUDES & VALORISATION OF PRACTICES
- Project- Professional integration- Professional behaviour- English
Business, employment and careers
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
POMA COLOMBIA - Depacement and acceleration measurements at the top of gondola towers
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS - Re-tooling and production start-up of 5 shock detection machines
THALES AVIONIC - Development of a configurable virtual keyboard for cockpits 3D representation of an aircraft's trajectory
IK4-IDEKO - Integration of a robot arm manipulator used as a machine tool assistantGRADELDDevelopment of an automated system for zero-gravity deployment of solar panels on a satellite
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS - Virtual hydraulic test bench to characterise spool valve performance
ESTIA offers all its engineering students exciting opportunities to develop their creativity and get it noticed:
- The 24h of Innovation: www.24h.estia.fr
- Participation in several national competitions: Défi Aérospatial, Coupe de France de Robotique.
numerous career opportunities in all professional sectors, thanks to the wide-ranging skills of apprentices in engineering, project management and innovation, as well as the systemic approach of the ESTIA programme. In all countries, thanks to the apprentices' ability to speak French, English and Spanish.
Young graduates quickly take on responsibilities in their first job:
40% are responsible for a budget
20% manage a team
80% are responsible for a project
Some examples of employers:
AIRBUS - ALTEN - ALYOTECH - AREVA - ASTRIUM - CAPGEMINI -cS COMMUNICATION & SYSTEMES- DASSAULT AVIATION -dASSAULT SYSTEMES - DERICHEBOURG - EDF - EUROCOPTER - GDF SUEZ - GECI INTERNATIONAL - HELILEO - INEO - LATECOERE - LA POSTE POSTE - LEGRAND - LYONNAISE DES EAUX - RENAULT - PSA - DAHER SOCATA - TECHNOFLEX - TEUCHOS - THALES AVIONICS - THALES AIR SYSTEMS - SAFRAN TURBOMECA - ZODIAC AEROSPACE - TOTAL - SNCF - SOGETI HIGH TECH - FLEXLINK.... and hundreds of other companiesINSERTION OF ENGINEERS EXCHANGED AT THE END OF 2015 BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
Admission requirements
- Hold a 2-year higher education qualification (DUT, BTS, BTSA, Licence Pro, Bachelor, L2, L3, etc.).
- Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed.
- Pass the written entrance exam and interview.
- Admission is only definitive once an apprenticeship contract has been signed with a company.
The course is accessible to people with disabilities.
Recruitment timetable
- Application deadline: 31 March 2025
- Motivational and professional interview following the admissibility of applications will take place on one of these dates: 7/04, 8/04, 11/04 April morning, 14/04, 15/04, 16/04, 17/04 and 18/04 afternoon
- Interview in English on 10 or 17 April 2025
- Eligibility results: end of April 2025.
Application: from the CFAI Aquitaine website
On the "ESTIA Engineer - Mechatronics and Embedded Systems" page
Application form (pre-register for the course)
Contact for the course leader: Cédric CALATAYUD