In a few months from now, Florence will be managing her own clients and projects. For each project, she'll need to establish trust with her customer and manage technical teams, a budget and a schedule. In short, she'll be managing an entire project, from the client's initial request to final delivery.

Simon, a Naval and Offshore Architect, works in Lorient for a small business with international ambitions.

Throughout high school, preparatory classes and his time at ENSTA Bretagne, Nedeleg managed to combine study and high-level sport activities. These days, he's still sailing, but mainly for pleasure. The competitive instinct and desire for achievement acquired during his time at the France Voile sailing center inspired him to pursue a PhD.

Arnaud (Class of 2005) found work at Ifremer through the ENSTA network and then moved on to become a marine science consultant at Altran Ouest. Now Arnaud has returned to Ifremer Brest as a Mapping Engineer/Hydrographer. He divides his time between oceanographic research cruises at sea (roughly two months per year) and office-based work.

Florence talked to us about her education and career before and after her Advanced Masters in Marine Renewable Energies, a 6-year degree accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.

Since April 2014, Younes has been living in the Netherlands, where he works for Fugro Survey B.V. as a geodesist in the offshore sector. His responsibilities include technical support and improving existing technologies, and he participates in professional training to keep up-to-date on new developments in his field.

Lorraine's role draws on two main skill sets : systems engineering and software. In her team of four modelers, Lorraine makes decisions, sets priorities, works with sub-contractors and manages development costs for complex projects.

Design Engineer with Thales Underwater Systems Division
Sidonie (Class of 2002), Electronics and Signal Processing specialization

Swann (Class of 2013) is a hydrographer and project manager with Mesuris. He works on various sites to produce underwater data such as bathymetric channel maps, high-resolution images of quays or wrecks, searches for pipelines or even sunken traces of history.

Laure, a pilot's granddaughter from the southwest of France, has always been interested in aeronautics. Today, she works as a structural engineer in Pau, where she designs and sizes parts for the planes and helicopters of the future.