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The chemical and materials engineer is trained for jobs in the design and production of materials and advanced material systems as well as the development and control of high tech processes.
Building on fundamental scientific and technical knowledge acquired during the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes as well the relevant field of specialisation, students are qualified to be:
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
Building on fundamental scientific and technical knowledge acquired during the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes as well the relevant field of specialisation, students are qualified to be:
- a systems engineer able to design new products or objects with required properties and functions, for example an artificial mitral valve, an electro-luminescent polymer for flexible screens, a metal alloy or light composite for aeronautical applications, a nanomaterial used for memory storage.
- a process engineer able to put into place new manufacturing processes and improve or manage the operation of production facilities, for example, an extrusion line for plastics, an extraction facility for plant-based pharmaceutical compounds, a water or waste treatment plant, a production line for electronic parts and/or a production plant for pure chemical compounds.
- a combination of both, for example polymer materials for the automotive industry as well as the synthesis procedure necessary for industrialisation
Throughout these activities, chemical and materials engineers systematically take into account limits, values and rules (legal, ethical or economic).
They are autonomous, capable of managing industrial projects and comfortable working as part of a team. They are able to communicate in a foreign language, English in particular.
The job of a chemical and materials engineer ranges from research and development to production and manufacturing.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1.demonstrate mastery of a solid body of knowledge and skills in engineering sciences allowing one to solve problems related to materials and procedures (axis 1).
2. organise and carry out an engineering procedure for the development of a specific material, a complex material system, a high purity product and/or complex compound or a procedure meeting a need or solving a particular problem (axis 2).
3. organise and carry out a research project to understand a physical or chemical problem or a new problem in materials engineering (axis 3).
4. contribute as part of a team to the planning and completion of a project while taking into account its objectives, allocated resources, and constraints (axis 4).
5. communicate effectively (orally or in writing) with the goal of carrying out assigned projects in the workplace. Ideally you are able to communicate in one or more foreign language in addition to French (axis 5).
6. demonstrate rigor, openness, critical thinking and a sense of ethics in your work. Using the technological and scientific innovations at your disposal, validate the socio-technical relevance of a hypothesis or a solution and act responsibly (axis 6).