"From the thermal properties of materials and systems...
… to energy reports for buildings and industry."
A SPECIALIZATION IN THERMAL ENGINEERING
Meeting the evolving needs of today’s engineers
Focus areas:
Thermal properties of materials
Thermal behavior of industrial processes
Building energy performance
Energy management and eco-design
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
🔧 THERMAL ENGINEER
Roles: Fluid engineers, design engineers, product engineers, R&D specialists, thermal analysts, numerical simulation experts...
Key Sectors:
🚀 Aerospace
Propulsion, fluid flows, turbomachinery
Companies: Airbus, Astrium, CNES, Safran (Snecma), Thales…
🏭 Metallurgy
Thermal cycles, high-temperature processes
Companies: ArcelorMittal, Industeel…
📊 Flow Visualization
GRESPI: Research Group in Engineering Sciences
🚗 Automotive
Combustion engines, climate impact, heat recovery
Employers: OEMs, parts suppliers, subcontractors
🔬 Industrial Process R&D
Food production, dehydration, drying
Companies: Cristal Union, Europe Service Industrie…
🔥 Furnaces & Burners
Tunnel furnaces, brazing, welding
Companies: Fives Stein, Weishaupt…
🏗 Ceramics & Plastics Industry
Injection molding, polymers, thermoforming
Companies: Saint-Gobain, BSN…
🌱 ENERGY ENGINEER
Roles: Project managers, energy consultants, site managers, renewable energy engineers, sustainable development officers...
Contributions aligned with the Grenelle Environmental Law (August 3, 2009)
(www.legrenelle-environnement.fr)
Key Sectors:
⚡ Energy Production & Distribution
Energy efficiency certificates
Renewable energy systems
🔌 Energy Transport
Heating networks
Structural energy system design
🏢 Buildings
Energy audits and thermal modeling
Smart building systems (home automation)
🏭 Industry
Resource and energy management
Employers:
EDF, Veolia (Dalkia), GDF-SUEZ (Cofely, Axima...), Enedis (ex-ERDF), Bureau Veritas, Qualiconsult, Engineering Consulting Firms (BET)...
EXAMPLES OF CAREER PATHS
Engineer in automotive/aerospace sectors
Engineer in R&D and technology innovation
Engineer in the energy sector
Building thermal systems engineer
Energy project manager
Doctoral research and academia
Other emerging fields...
CONTACT:
esireims-contact@univ-reims.fr
3 Esplanade Roland Garros - 51100 Reims
Tél. : +33(0)326 913399-