Innovative and sustainable products and processes

Specialisation formerly entitled Product Engineering

Overview

To train engineers capable of taking a global view of the design/industrialization process for a manufactured product, and acquiring the scientific and technological skills needed to understand how a product is developed and brought to market, integrating all stages of the life cycle.

Through in-depth study of the triumvirate of product/client/industrial system, this specialisation places the emphasis on technical expertise, but also on management and people skills.

Contribution to sustainable development goals

SDG 9 - INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

SDG12 - RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

Learn more about Centrale Nantes' commitment to the 17 sustainable development goals

Admission

This specialisation is open to international students selected by our partner institutions via a double degree programme or an exchange study programme.

Double Degree Programme

Selected students spend two years studying courses from the engineering programme at Centrale Nantes. This usually includes one year of the common-core engineering curriculum followed by one year of specialisation.
Double degree students are typically accepted after successfully completing two or three years of higher education in their home institution.
Learn more about the double degree programme

Exchange Study Programme

Selected students have the opportunity to spend a semester or a year of their studies at Centrale Nantes to obtain ECTS credits.
Applicants must be fluent in French (B2 level recommended) and have a Master 1st year university level with the equivalent of 240 ECTS credits (in the European system, or equivalent).
Learn more about the Exchange Study programme

NB Most engineering programme courses are taught in French.

Course Content

2025/26 Academic Year
Autumn Semester	Spring Semester
Choice of materials and their deployment	Industrial Design
Product ideation	Reverse engineering and virtual reality
Rapid manufacturing	Processes
Low-tech - sustainable innovation	Additive manufacturing
Electronics in products	Project 2
Design of experiments - DOE	Internship
Design and modelling of mechanisms in CAD
Production compliance and stability
Project 1

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Examples of projects and internships

Examples of past projects

Study and development of a POMER - self-sufficient energy-generating unit fed by a hydrogen fuel cell (Pure E.T.)
Design and production of sports wheelchair prototypes for Paralympic athletes (Team 303)
Development of a system to recycle components and materials - (Veolia)
Design of a mobile system to carry out the regulatory load bearing tests of sports equipment (sportest)
Design and development of tools for escalator maintenance (Enerpac)
Study and development of a recharging station for VAE in the public space (Abri Plus)

Examples of past internships

Purchasing process analysis assistant (Nestlé)
Production methods engineer (Naval Group)
Industrialization and methods project engineer (Airbus Atlantic)
Product and project management of innovative cloud solutions (Bosch Engineering GmbH)
Product engineer baskets/maintenance (Decathlon)
Design and production of a model of a joint crossing for a mechanical cable transmission (CEA)
Intern Product Technical Engineer (Valeo Vision)
Biofabrication and segmentation in NX CAD software (Janus Engineering France)

After the specialisation