The Apprenticeship Designer Course (CPT)

The Design pathway focuses on activities upstream of the product life cycle. It provides apprenticeship training for engineers capable of coordinating the design of complex mechanical systems, choosing the right materials for industrial production, sizing and integrating the various components, and validating the functions of these systems.

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Course contents

After basic training in mechanical engineering (mechanical design, geometric modelling, mechanical properties and strength of materials, quality, project management, etc.), we offer a range of courses to support the practical training provided as part of the UTC apprenticeship programme. These can be in-depth or introductory courses (mechanical design, solid dynamics, production systems and digital factories, sensors and instrumentation, etc.).

Specific courses are offered to apprentices, with a more inductive approach centred on business issues. The aim is to develop the skills needed to :

model a complete mechanical system, consistent with an objective and in a design context,
solve industrial mechanical problems using linear finite element calculations,
understand the mechanical behaviour of metallic, polymer and composite materials,
master the formulation of a complex numerical modelling problem in structural dynamics,
carry out projects in an intercultural context in English.

Pedagogical team

The course is taught by a team of lecturer-cum-research scientists attached to UTC’s Roberval Laboratory (mechanical engineering research).

They are involved in numerous research projects, notably through partnerships with international industrial companies, which ensures that the training provided is well aligned with current and future technological challenges.

Facilities and infrastructures

Apprentices are trained using industrial software: Amésim, Ansys, CATIA v5 and v6, Créo, MATLAB, MSC, Adams, CES Selector, ABAQUS, Enoviav6, NC Simul, Pro Engineer, Pro Mechanica.

UTC-Compiegne offers apprentices a full range of manufacturing, inspection, observation, mechanical testing, prototyping and heat treatment equipment and facilities, ensuring comprehensive, high-quality practical training.

Missions and industrial relations

The design engineering program is an apprenticeship program. The apprentice is an employee of a partner company. Over the course of three years, they alternate periods of training at the UTC with periods spent carrying out their mission in the company. Thanks to its strong links with the industrial fabric, the programme receives numerous proposals for assignments (more than three per apprentice), varied in terms of industrial sectors, professions and geographical location.

Assignments can be in large industrial groups (Safran, Renault, Peugeot-Citroën, AGCO, EDF, Faurecia, Airbus, St Gobain…) or in smaller structures (from SMEs to start-ups).

International outreach

To develop their ability to work in an international environment, design course apprentices are required to spend 12 weeks abroad during their training. This can be in a professional context linked to the company, or in another professional context, in one or more periods.

Professional opportunities

The Mechanical Engineering Design program mainly trains design and development engineers, project engineers, research engineers and production engineers.

Design engineers often hold managerial positions, mainly in the aeronautics, space and defence sectors (Airbus, Safran Aircraft Engines, Eurocopter, Thales, CNES, etc.), the automotive industry and its suppliers (Renault, Faurecia, Michelin, etc.), energy and the environment (Areva, Alstom, EDF, etc.).