INTERNSHIP - Naval Architect Intern

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

You join the CMA CGM group within the Center of Excellence in Innovation and Research of the R&D department. This hub enhances our capacity to innovate technologically and scientifically to achieve our objectives (decarbonization, digitalization…), while ensuring profitability and visibility on our commitment to the industry’s energy transition. You will collaborate with strategic partners, experts in the maritime industry.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

•    You review the internal tool OptiShip: development status and assumptions used, testing of the existing version for the design of new generations of low-emission container ships. 

•    You propose development directions for the tool: impact of new fuels, improvements to the loading and stability loop, and development monitoring, etc. 

•    You extend the database used in the tool to improve prediction accuracy, using the CMA-CGM fleet. 

•    You develop an approach to predict specific design parameters based on our database. 

•    You validate the performance prediction tool using the existing one, and conduct studies for the next generation of ships, both for new constructions and conceptual ships.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

•    You are in your final year of engineering, specializing in Naval Engineering.
•    Knowledge of CFD methods and programming languages (Python / VBA) is a plus.
•    Your analytical mind, curiosity, and willingness to learn, combined with your attention to detail and ability to work in a team, will be assets to succeed in this position.
•    You are bilingual in English.
 

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