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Industrial Performance and Aeronautical Maintenance Engineer

  • School / Prep

    ENSPIMA

  • Target level of study

    Bac + 5

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The training provided at ENSPIMA complements the "design" and "production" engineering courses, and aims to bridge the gap between the two in order to optimize the costs of future maintenance operations.

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Objectives

The ENSPIMA curriculum lasts 3 years, i.e. 6 semesters, 2 of which can be completed in another French or foreign higher education establishment. Scientific training is concentrated on the first three semesters of the curriculum, so as to provide engineering students with a solid scientific and technical foundation, essential for grasping the various facets of their future profession. 

The courses are structured around 8 themes: 

  • Maintenance, repair and overhaul
  • Maintaining operational readiness
  • Aerospace structures
  • Human and Social Sciences & Engineering Sciences
  • Aeronautics, space and defense culture
  • Aerospace systems
  • Maintenance of the future
  • Digital maintenance

These themes form the general foundation of the training program, broken down into teaching modules.

From semester 8, 2 specialization tracks:

  • Aeronautical structures
  • Aircraft systems
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Program

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Year 1 - Industrial Performance and Aeronautical Maintenance Engineer

Year 3 - Industrial Performance and Aeronautical Maintenance Engineer

Organization

Special features

In semester 7, ENSPIMA student-engineers are required to spend a semester abroad. 

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Open on a sandwich basis

Contract type

Professionalization contract

In 3rd year, engineering students have the opportunity to sign a professionalization contract.

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Courses

Internship

Mandatory

Length of internship

9 to 12 months

Internship abroad

Possible

Duration of internship abroad

9 to 12 months

Internships prepare student engineers for the world of work by enabling them to define and mature their career plans. Three compulsory internships are carried out during the 3 years of training, in France or abroad: operator internship (S6), engineer internship (S8) and specialization internship (S10).

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Operator training course

Duration

From 4 to 8 weeks

Period

May, August

Type of mission

The operator internship is designed to introduce engineering students to the organization of work in a company. It also makes them aware of teamwork conditions. 

May to August

 

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Engineering internship

Duration

From 12 to 16 weeks

Period

June, September

Type of mission

The program is designed to develop and complement engineering skills through experience. 

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Specialization course

Duration

From 20 to 24 weeks

Period

February, August

Type of mission

It is an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they have acquired during their specialization in a company. This internship is carried out in a company, with the exception of students who wish to go into research, who will carry out this internship in a laboratory. 

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Admission

Admission requirements

The ENSPIMA engineering training program is accessible via the INP competitive entrance examination (CCINP) following a "Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles", via integrated preparatory classes (La Prépa des INP and CPBx) and via admissions based on qualifications.

Admission by title

Applications are open to :

  • holders of a scientific degree (computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering sciences, physics-chemistry, etc.)
  • holders of a diploma equivalent to a scientific Bachelor's degree obtained in Europe
  • holders of a DUT in the following fields: Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing (GEII), Mechanical and Production Engineering (GMP), Physical Measurement (MP), Materials Science and Engineering (SGM)
  • holders of a BTS in the aeronautics sector
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How to register

Admission by title

1) Online pre-registration on E-candidate Application form: we prepare and send your application form.
For further information about your application, please contact the school department by e-mail

2) Application form: following pre-registration, you will receive an e-mail containing an application form to be completed and submitted on E-candidat before June 09, 2025, together with the required documents.

NB: If you do not have your last semester's transcript or diploma certificate when you submit your application, you must send them by e-mail to : admission_titre@enspima.fr as soon as we receive them. The absence of these documents will not penalize your application.

Required documents :

  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Photocopy of baccalaureate transcript
  • Photocopy of transcripts and grades obtained during post-baccalaureate studies
  • Avis de poursuite d'études (document attached to the application received) or avis de poursuite d'études according to the model defined and issued by the curriculum leader, to be submitted on the website by June 10 or sent by e-mail by the curriculum leader to the following address admission_titre @ enspima.fr
  • Additional document: photocopy of diploma taken into account for admission or, failing that, provisional certificate of successful completion.

Admission requirements :

  • The admissions jury will meet in week 25.
  • Candidates will be able to consult their results on the E-candidat interface at the end of June.
  • No results will be given over the phone.

The list of graduates in the Industrial Performance and Aircraft Maintenance stream will be published at the end of June.

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Target audience

Applications for admissions based on qualifications are open to students :

  • holders of a scientific Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering Sciences, Physics-Chemistry, etc.) who have completed their 4 semesters with an average grade of 12 over the two years.
  • holders of a degree equivalent to a scientific bachelor's obtained in Europe
  • holders of a DUT in the following fields: Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing (GEII), Mechanical and Production Engineering (GMP), Physical Measurement (MP), Materials Science and Engineering (SGM)
  • holders of a BTS in the aeronautics sector

Students residing in the following countries must apply via the Campus France procedure only: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, USA and Vietnam.

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Tuition fees

  • Registration fee for Community students: 628* euros per year
  • Registration fee for non-EU students: 3,941* euros for the first year / 628* euros for re-registration
  • Registration fee for a gap year: 419* euros
  • Under a professionalization contract (for the 3rd year), the cost of training is covered by the company's OPCO.

All students in initial training must pay the CROUS student and campus life fee before enrolling.

* Rate in effect for 2025-2026

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And then

Professional integration

ENSPIMA graduates are capable of independently designing and implementing methods and techniques linked to industrial performance (optimization of operating costs, flight times, etc.). They act as the interface between design, development, engineering and production departments. As an entrepreneur or intrapreneur, they also drive innovation and progress.

Professions

Industrial maintenance manager and engineer 

to organize and supervise maintenance activities and operations with a view to improving the reliability of production resources and tools.

Production manager and engineer

to organize, optimize and supervise manufacturing resources and processes.

Industrial quality manager and engineer

to organize and coordinate the implementation of product and service quality throughout the company's processes and structures.

Industrial research and development manager and engineer

to design and finalize new products or technologies, or upgrade existing ones, with a view to business development and innovation.

Customer assistance and technical support

to provide assistance and technical support to customers, with a view to preventing and resolving technical operating and maintenance problems by answering questions and providing technical solutions.

Sectors

  • Aeronautics
  • Defense
  • Spatial
  • Research and Consulting
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