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

Join the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport and logistics, to contribute to reducing our environmental footprint. As a member of the R&D team, you will participate in energy transition and decarbonization projects, aiming to improve the energy performance of ships and develop new technological solutions.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

•    You familiarize yourself with and consolidate CMA CGM’s database of over 600 vessels (model tests, CFD calculations, sea trials).
•    You improve the notion of ship propulsion by investigating the relationships between different propellers and the overall performance of the vessel.
•    You explore the history of energy-saving devices installed on CMA CGM vessels and the new technologies being evaluated, as well as their impact on the vessel’s overall performance.
•    You develop an approach to predict, at the early stages of a project, the impact of different optimizations on propulsion coefficients.
•    You interact with various experts within CMA CGM involved in the group’s decarbonization strategy to optimize the powertrain.
•    You support the R&D team in managing partners: writing technical specifications, selecting suppliers, following up and commenting on studies conducted by third parties.
•    You validate the performance prediction tool using newbuilding vessels and vessels already in operation with scheduled energy-saving device installations.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

•    You are currently pursuing a degree in engineering, with a specialization in Naval Architecture/
•    You have knowledge in naval architecture, ship propulsion, and CFD methods.
•    Knowledge of programming languages (Python/VBA) is a plus.
•    Knowledge of ship structures is a plus.
•    You are comfortable in English; French is a plus.
•    You appreciate teamwork, demonstrate adaptability, analytical thinking, curiosity, and a willingness to learn, and have attention to detail.
 

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