The KIMP Research Master's Program in the spotlight

A career choice

Amandine has decided to pursue a KIMP-CII Research Master's Degree (Knowledge integration in mechanical production, specializing in Design, Industrialization, Innovation) during her second year of study in thegeneral engineering. Her main motivation was curiosity and a desire to discover the world of research while remaining firmly rooted in industry. Several topics presented in the Master's Research program description caught his attention, particularly industrialization and innovation, but also certain subjects such as logistics and production management.
The KIMP-CII Master's Research program is supported by the LCFC laboratory laboratory on the Metz campus , which works in collaboration with theINRS (National Research and Safety Institute). The program provides technical and scientific knowledge through courses in humanities such as management, business administration, law, and economics.

Several thesis topics are proposed each year, covering topics such as integrated design and health and safety. Amandine ultimately chose "Integration of safety and ergonomic criteria for users in the design of industrial machinery - Modeling the uses of a machine" in order to deepen her knowledge of occupational health and safety (e.g., ergonomic elements) while gaining a clear understanding of the applications of this research: "The most difficult part of writing this thesis was getting started and finishing it! There are so many applications and avenues to explore in this field. Once I started my research, I would have liked to see 'live' applications in SMEs and ask users for their opinions!"

This thesis enabled Amandine to integrate ergonomic and safety aspects of work situations into all phases of the industrial machinery life cycle, an issue that has been little explored in the companies that design and use such machinery.

A culture of health and safety in the workplace

Amandine is now a cost analyst at AGCO. It is a position of responsibility where she finds balance through project management. Her knowledge of health and safety in the workplace is now putting her skills to practical use: "My master's degree taught me to work with great rigor, both in finding solutions and in organizing and presenting them. In my daily work, I never directly apply what I was taught, but very often, my work or that of my colleagues echoes these teachings. I am thinking in particular of the subjects on integrated design, which I use to think about ways to improve certain processes. This teaching provides an important, almost cultural foundation, geared towards continuous improvement and quality in business processes, which must be matters of concern for engineers today.
In the long term, Amandine would like to become more actively involved in solving the major challenges facing our societies, such as transportation, land use planning, energy creation and distribution, water treatment, and waste treatment or recovery.

A high-performing Master's degree

The training offered by the KIMP-CII Research Master's allows students to acquire technical and scientific knowledge through courses in humanities such as management, business administration, law, and economics. This comprehensive training program has given Amandine a strong understanding of health and safety in the workplace, which she now puts to good use in her own company.

"My master's degree taught me to work with great rigor, both in finding solutions and in organizing and presenting them. In my day-to-day work, I never directly apply what I was taught, but very often my work or that of my colleagues echoes these teachings. I am thinking in particular of the subjects on integrated design, because I often think about ways to improve certain processes through this approach. This teaching provides an important, almost cultural foundation geared towards continuous improvement and quality in business processes, which must be a concern for engineers today."