INGENUM SPECIALIZED MASTER'S® PROGRAM - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MANAGER FOR INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION

The ever-shorter development cycles and the increasing number of versions of a single product are leading to an explosion of digital data that needs to be managed. It is therefore essential to support companies in their digital engineering initiatives. Furthermore, collaborative work, interoperability, and global exchange standards require not only new working methods but also new skills. The goal of this Specialized Master’s® program is to train experts with the skills to accelerate the necessary evolution of industrial practices to meet the industry’s ever-changing challenges.

PROGRAM

The program is available remotely and on campus in Paris and Aix-en-Provence. It lasts 12 months.

• 380 hours of training divided into 4 skill modules:

  • Leading a Collaborative Digital Engineering Project: Product Design Processes, Areas of Innovation, and the Extended Enterprise in the 21st Century
  • Managing Building Design Using Digital Models: An Introduction to BIM, Major BIM Projects, and Related Tools and Standards
  • Managing the manufacturing product lifecycle using digital twins: methods and models for creating digital twins, managing and utilizing digital twins, and applying them to specific industry sectors
  • Manage the information system supporting PLM/BIM initiatives: integrate various information systems, develop a deployment roadmap, and manage project-related change
• A professional thesis project in a company: this involves a professional assignment in a company or organization. It requires the student to write a document and defend it. The Master's student is supervised by a company manager and an academic tutorArts et Métiers. It takes place on a work-study basis over 12 months (approximately 35 weeks).

Educational objectives

The objective of this training is to:

• Optimizing the industrial competitiveness of businesses

• Ensure collaboration between co-contractors in "extended enterprise" mode.

• Create, maintain, share, and manage the product development cycle in accordance with the company's various information system tools.

• Supporting master's students and providing them with the skills they need to participate in the development and evolution of industrial processes.

CALENDAR

• Duration: 380 hours of training

• Academic term: October–April – alternating between two weeks at school and two weeks at a company
• Work placement: May–September – full-time at a company

ASSESSMENT METHODS

• Written and oral exams, assessment by the host company, assessment of the defense, and assessment of the report.

• Graduation rate: 95%

KEY FEATURES 

• A strong industrial partnership, ensuring that training meets the needs of businesses

• The wealth and expertise of the faculty

• Supervision of the professional thesis project by a Specialized Master's® instructor

• In many cases, companies cover training costs.

• A SMBG-ranked program

• Ranked 10th in the 2026 Eduniversal ranking of the best Master’s, MS, and MBA programs in the Technology or Industrial Management category 

OUTLETS

Professions

• PLM Project Manager for deployment in a company

• Digital Product Engineering Project Manager

• BIM Project Manager

• Design System Project Manager

• CAD and PLM Methods Manager

• Technical and functional consultant in PLM deployment at a solutions integrator and/or publisher

95% of our former students find a job within six months of graduating.

Industrial partners

Airbus, Akkodis, Bouygues Construction, Capgemini, Dassault Aviation, Dassault Systèmes, Delphi, Ecocéane, Exameca, Inventis, Keonys-Cenit, Lacoste, Legrand, Manoir Industries, MeadWestvaco Europe Engineering, Multiplast, Oreca, Renault Group, SAFRAN, SNCF, Stellantis, TotalEnergies

Employment rate: 95%

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS

PUBLIC

• Employees

• Students

• Job seekers

PREREQUISITES

• Engineering or university degree (5 years of higher education)

• Bachelor's degree with at least 3 years of professional experience

• Equivalent foreign degree

• Possible exemption

ADMISSION PROCESS

• Recruitment session starting in January

• Online application:Admissions | Arts et métiers artsetmetiers.fr)

• Selection and interviews of candidates starting in January

• Final registration until September

Teaching methods

Available online or on campus in Paris or Aix-en-Provence, this 12-month program is eligible for CPF funding. It can be taken as a work-study program (apprenticeship contract or professional training contract) when conditions permit, and includes an internship consisting of 3 weeks in a company and 1 week of classes per month.

Accessibility

This training course may be accessible to people with disabilities. If you are affected, please contact us to see if specific support can be provided.

Bridge program and/or equivalency

Graduates can continue their studies at the doctoral level.

TRAINING COSTS

• €12,500 not subject to VAT
  These fees include classes, written materials, and educational support.
  Application fee: €75

• Training may be eligible for funding depending on the trainee's situation and various criteria.
  Several solutions are available: Professional training contract, Transition Pro, CPF, Pôle emploi, etc. To find out what funding you are eligible for and how to access it, please contact us by email at:ContactAMTALENTS@ensam.eu

Program language: French and English

ECTS credits: 75

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