For the first time in the school’s history, IETA military engineering students will join the Bastille Day military parade along the Champs-Elysées in Paris

Pauline

Pauline is currently finishing her 4th year of the IETA military engineering program, majoring in "Observation systems and artificial intelligence” and doing an end-of-study R&D internship in radar technologies for motor vehicles in the Brest region.

No one in my family worked in the Army, and yet I’ve always been interested in the forces, defense and the dedication this represents. Science and technology are also important subjects for me, so I decided to join the Armaments Studies and Technology engineering corps which perfectly combines both these vocations. The four-year program and the DGA provide a wide range of skills in highly advanced areas of innovation. I will immediately take advantage of what I have learned in the current programs, and will be able to continue upskilling for several more years yet so as to work in a variety of roles.

Raphaëlle

Raphaëlle chose the specialist field "Naval and Offshore Architecture" and the profile "advanced naval structures"

I decided to join the IETA military engineering corps as this route allowed me to combine naval architecture with the military aspect. Of all the ships out there, I have always been fascinated in frigates and submarines. The initial army training year (dubbed “Year 0”) was also a decisive factor in my choice as the idea of going out navigating for nearly a year and being out in the field, alongside the armed forces, was appealing. This experience proved to be extremely rewarding, on a human level of course, but also from a technical point of view. It provides clearer understanding of the forces’ requirements, which is the core focus of what we do at the DGA. During my training at ENSTA Bretagne, I learned about the DGA during my various internships and the diverse conferences at the school, and this confirmed my decision to become an IETA military engineer.

Émilie

Émilie chose to major in Observation and Artificial Intelligence Systems (SOIA). Currently at the end of her 2nd year, she is spending several months on international mobility in Belgium at the VUB AI lab, working on the theme of schizophrenia diagnosis support and detection through Machine Learning.  

I chose to enroll in the IETA military engineering program as it imbues the engineering profession with a sense of purpose in my eyes. I feel like I am doing something worthwhile and working at the intersection of the armed forces and engineering, which helps to understand how they relate usefully to each other.
At the school I appreciate the opportunities to work on long-term projects. Through a conscientious attitude, research and the skillsets in the different subjects that all have to be harnessed together, we can become well trained and prepared for what will be asked of us. It also gives us an opportunity to nurture a team spirit, which is essential nowadays.

Quentin

After his first year of studies at ENSTA Bretagne, Quentin decided to enroll at ISAE Supaero on its "Automation and Neuro-AI" major in the "Signals and Systems" area of expertise." 

I decided to come to ENSTA Bretagne to train as an Armaments Studies and Technology Engineer, because the training and career opportunities available through the French Defense, Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) sounded immensely interesting. On the one hand, I was drawn by the expertise that is very much part of the various engineering positions at the DGA. This is the key mission that appealed to me at the DGA – between identifying the requirements of the forces and running design and delivery programs with manufacturers: working in contact with the forces and understanding their requirements to come up with solutions for addressing them. Another merit is that the military engineering profession offers up a lot of scope for mobility and progression.