Training Structure
Polytech Montpellier
Overview
The Embedded Systems (SE) specialization trains engineers (bac+5) through an apprenticeship program to lead industrial projects in the fields of electronics and industrial computing for embedded systems.
The Benefits of the Training Program
A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
The SE training program receives strong support from the Occitanie Region through the Regional Apprenticeship Training Center for Higher Education (CFA ENSUP LR)
ALL OF THE SCHOOL'S TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH:
- the industrial sector (800 internships, 200 industrial projects, and 50 apprenticeship contracts per year),
- academic research (14 affiliated research laboratories),
- International partnerships (more than 100 partner universities worldwide).
Objectives
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
A work-study program consisting of 50% school and 50% on-the-job training, with an average rotation of two weeks over the three-year period.
THE BENEFITS OF APPRENTICESHIPS
- Free, high-quality education.
- A true first professional experience.
- Employee status for three years.
- Quick entry into the workforce after graduation.
Expertise and Skills
Upon graduation, the SE engineering student:
- Has acquired a solid scientific foundation in the fields of physics, electronics, automation, and industrial computing;
- Has a good understanding of the technologies specific to today's embedded systems, both hardware and software, and is proficient in the associated design tools (CAD);
- Is capable of managing the technical, human, and economic aspects of a project or activity in the field of embedded systems;
- Is mindful of issues related to sustainability, recycling, and eco-design.
He is qualified to perform the following duties:
- R&D Engineer
- Design and Consulting Engineer
- Process and Industrialization Engineer
- Operations and Maintenance Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Technical Sales Engineer
- Business Engineer
- Project Manager
- Information Systems Administrator
Organization
Special Features
CALENDAR
- Start of the training program: early October.
- Program duration: 3 years.
- 71 weeks in school + 85 weeks in a company (including paid time off).
- Work-study program:
23 weeks / 24 weeks in thefirst year
24 weeks / 23 weeks in thesecond year
23 weeks / 24 weeks in thethird year
Open on an alternating basis
This program is offered as a work-study program.
Internships, supervised projects
Internship | Required |
|---|---|
Internship Abroad | Required |
Program
MAIN SUBJECTS TAUGHT
- mathematics
- physics
- digital and analog electronics
- automatic
- computer science / industrial computer science
- signal processing
- humanities and social sciences
- modern languages
A complete list of course units (UE) and available class hours is available at www.polytech-montpellier.fr, under the “Education / Embedded Systems” section
PROFESSIONAL UNITS
On-the-job training is overseen by an industry mentor—the apprenticeship supervisor—and supervised by an educational mentor—the teacher. It is organized around five professional units:
- Knowledge of the company (UP1)
- Technical Environment (UP2)
- technological application (UP3)
- project management (UP4)
- Industrial Capstone Project (UP5)
Select a program
Embedded Systems, 3rd Year
MATH, SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE S5
7 creditsMathematics for Engineers
4 creditsAlgorithms & the C Programming Language
3 credits
SHEJS & English, 11th Grade
6 creditsEnglish S5
1.5 creditsGeneral Economics
2 creditsWritten and Oral Communication
2.5 credits
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 1
7 creditsCompany Evaluation
4 creditsSchool Evaluation
3 credits
SPECIALIZED SCIENCES S5
10 creditsLinear Electronics
3 creditsCAD / PCB
2 creditsLogic and VHDL 1
2 creditsAutomatic Control of Linear Systems
3 credits
FOURIER AND WAVES
6 creditsFourier
1.2 creditsNumerical Analysis
2.4 creditsWaves
2.4 credits
COMPUTER SCIENCE
2 creditsCollaborative Work and Groupware
0.2 creditsInformation Systems Modeling
0.7 creditsShell UNIX
0.5 creditsEmbedded Computing
0.6 credits
ELECTRONICS & DIGITAL SYSTEMS
8 creditsMetrology, Microcontrollers, and Microprocessors
0.5 creditsLogic and VHDL 2
1.5 creditsMicrocontrollers & Microprocessors
2.4 creditsFunctions of Electronics 1
3.6 credits
SOCIAL STUDIES AND ENGLISH, 6TH GRADE
4 creditsEnglish S6
1.5 creditsBusiness Management
1.5 creditsBusiness and the Law
1 credit
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 2
10 creditsCompany Evaluation
5 creditsSchool Evaluation
5 credits
MATH AND PHYSICS S7
5 creditsStatistics & Random Functions
2 creditsVector Calculus & Differential Equations
1 creditSignal Processing 1
2 credits
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 3
11 creditsSchool Evaluation
5 creditsChoose one of the following two options:
Company Evaluation
6 creditsCompany Evaluation: Continuing Education
6 credits
SPECIALIZED SCIENCES S7
9 creditsReal-Time Systems
2 creditsFunctions of Electronics II
3 creditsPower Amplifier
1 creditDiscrete-Time Systems
3 credits
SOCIAL STUDIES AND ENGLISH, 7TH GRADE
5 creditsOrganization and Operations of Businesses
1.75 creditsQuality Management
1.75 creditsEnglish S7
1.5 credits
MATH AND PHYSICS S8
5 creditsElectromagnetism
2 creditsSignal Processing II
3 credits
SPECIALIZED SCIENCES S8
6 creditsEmbedded Power Supply
3 creditsDAC/ADC Converters
1 creditEmbedded Linux
2 credits
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 4
11 creditsChoose 2 out of 3
Continuing Education School Evaluation
5.5 creditsSchool Evaluation
5.5 creditsCompany Evaluation
5.5 credits
SOCIAL STUDIES AND ENGLISH, 8TH GRADE
8 creditsEnglish S8
1.5 creditsProject Management
1.75 creditsEmployment Placement
1.75 credits
Embedded Systems, 5th Year
SOCIAL STUDIES & ENGLISH 9th Grade
4.5 creditsEnglish S9
1.5 creditsRight to Work
1 creditMEA Specialized Conferences
1 creditInformation Challenges in the Workplace
1 credit
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 5
11.5 creditsChoose one of the following two options:
Company Evaluation: Continuing Education
11.5 creditsCompany Evaluation
11.5 credits
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SCIENCE S9
6 creditsObject-Oriented Programming and Modeling
2.5 creditsGraphs and Applications
1 creditIP Networks
2.5 credits
SPECIALIZED SCIENCES S9
8 creditsElectromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
2 creditsCAD / PCB / MPS
3 creditsSensors
1 creditElectronics for Communications
2 credits
PROFESSIONAL MODULE 6
12 creditsChoose 2 out of 3
Company Evaluation
6 creditsSchool Evaluation
6 creditsContinuing Education School Evaluation
6 credits
SECURITY AND IDENTIFICATION
6 creditsCryptography and Hardware Security
1 creditRF Design
0.5 creditsRFID
1.5 creditsFunctional SdF
1.5 creditsTest & JTAD
1.5 credits
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SCIENCE S10
7 creditsUML Modeling
2 creditsFormal Review
1.5 creditsDigital Systems Synthesis
1.5 creditsNetworks and Fieldbuses
2 credits
SHEJS ENGLISH S10
5 creditsEnglish S 10
1.5 creditsManagement Tools for Engineers (ERP)
1.5 creditsInnovation Management
2 credits
Optional
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
2 credits
Admission
Admission Requirements
- Be within the age limit at the time of signing an apprenticeship contract (in accordance with current regulations)
- Hold a two-year post-secondary degree (L2, DUT, BTS, CPGE, PeiP, etc.) in the field of science and technology.
- Be eligible for the selection process based on application materials and an interview.
- Have signed an apprenticeship contract.
Apprentices receive a minimum wage ranging from 41% to 78% of the minimum wage.
And then
Employment Placement
TARGET INDUSTRIES
- Engineering and consulting firms.
- Semiconductor industry.
- Telecommunications and multimedia sectors.
- Healthcare sector.
- Transportation industry.