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Diplôme d'ingénieur ESME, Majeure Systèmes embarqués – Avionique & Défense at ESME

ESME, France

Programme overview

Majeure on the full architecture of embedded devices for aeronautics, automotive and defence applications, from boards and sensors to real-time software. Students build and test their own prototypes.

Faculty: Aéronautique & Transports intelligents  |  Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 of the engineering curriculum)  |  Study mode: full-time; French  |  Location: Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Design of embedded electronic boards; embedded firmware; programming of logic computers; embedded wireless communications; real-time operating systems; electromagnetic compatibility. The specialisation runs over three semesters.

Career pathways

Embedded software application engineer, embedded electronics engineer for automotive, embedded systems engineer in aeronautics, aeronautics account manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students of the ESME cycle ingénieur from year 4 of the curriculum. Entry to the school is by the Concours Advance on Parcoursup after a general baccalauréat with at least one scientific specialty (written tests plus oral), or by parallel admission through Advance Parallèle (dossier, then science test, English test and motivation interview) with a BUT GEII/Mesures physiques/R&T, Prépa ATS, scientific or technological L3 or CPUGE for year 1 of the cycle, or a scientific Master (M1/M2) or MSc (M2) for year 2. No majeure-specific prerequisites are listed.

EUR 12,290 a year (2026/2027). Annual tuition for cycle ingénieur years (Ingé 1, 2 and 3) for single payment; instalments in 4 or 9 payments available. CVEC excluded. Source

Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 of the engineering curriculum)

Apply through the official page: https://www.esme.fr/candidature/

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