Aerospace Education Catalogue

Formation Ingénieur Défense & Sécurité – codélivré avec ENSTA

• Organisations :
  • ISAE-SUPAERO
  • ENSTA | Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Campus Paris-Saclay à Palaiseau
    (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
  • ENSTA | Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Campus de Brest
    (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
• Type of Course: Initial education
• Language(s): French
• Place: Paris, Brest et Toulouse
• Prepared diploma/grade/title: Diplôme d’ingénieur (French national engineering degree)
• Level of entry: French Baccalaureat + 2
• This training is included in RNCP / RS

Course Details

Objectives: Training highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineers, both civilian and military, for key areas of national sovereignty: cyber, AI, naval, land, aeronautical, and space.

Key takeaways
• A demanding, multidisciplinary program offering a systems-oriented approach.
• The program and all degrees are jointly awarded by ENSTA and ISAE-SUPAERO, two renowned engineering schools, across their three campuses (Paris-Saclay, Brest, and Toulouse).
• All students are together in Brest for the first year of the program; the choice of campus is then made according to the chosen specialization.
• Three specialization options are offered, covering a wide range of application areas: cyber & AI, naval & land, and aeronautical & space.
• Two statuses and different career paths are available: military engineering student (IETA - Armament Studies and Techniques Engineer) or civilian student. • A dual career opportunity: in defense (Ministry of the Armed Forces and industry) or in the civilian industrial sectors of the major technical fields offered.
• Access to the extensive alumni network of both schools (over 45,000 engineers).
• A stimulating living and learning environment across three campuses.
• The option for civilian students to complete their third year through a work-study program under an apprenticeship contract.

Degree Level (EU) : 7 - (EQC level or equivalent)

Admission requirements: - Mines-Télécom competitive entrance exam after preparatory classes (civilian or military status)
- Based on qualifications with a Bachelor's degree (L3)

Acquired skills during the training : 1. Analyze, design, and develop complex systems using extensive scientific knowledge
2. Manage and coordinate technical projects
3. Master and integrate the specificities of major application areas (aeronautics, space, naval, land, cyber, and AI)
4. Integrate into, lead, and develop an organization
5. Understand the organizations and strategic challenges of the defense and security sector

Duration and terms: 3-year program – civilian or military status
Training begins in the fall of 2026

Dedicated web site: https://www.isae-supaero.fr/offre-de-formations/ingenieur-de-specialite-defense-securite/#onglet-lessentiel

Disciplines

• Engineering Sciences
• Applications, Operations
• System Engineering, Programme Management, Production

Topics

• 11 - Data Sciences: Applied Mathematics, Signal and Image Processing, Cryptography, Artificial Intelligence (machine learning, big data, etc.), Computer Science, Cloud, Software Engineering, Virtual Reality, Virtualization, Digital Twins, Metaverse, etc.
• 17 - Programme and Production Management: Project Management, Lean, Industrialization, Life Cycle, Ecodesign, Supply Chain, Assembly Line, Digital Transformation, Factory of the Future, Integration, Maintenance, Recycling, etc.
• 20 - Health and Society: Health, Aerospace Medicine, Biomedical, Life Sciences, Biological Engineering, Political Sciences, Ethics, Defense, Culture, Tourism...