Internship - Engineering Tools Developer, Naval Structures (F/M)

Topic: Development of a regulatory calculation toolbox in Excel

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Joining Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore means becoming part of a world-leading organization in maritime classification and certification.

For nearly two centuries, we have been supporting innovation and transformation across the maritime sector, ensuring the safety, performance, and sustainability of ships and offshore infrastructures worldwide.

Our mission? To contribute to a safer and more sustainable maritime world, by providing our technical expertise and commitment to our clients and partners.

Discover an Internship at the Crossroads of Naval Engineering and Digital Innovation

Would you like to tackle real technical challenges at the crossroads of naval engineering, structural analysis, and digital tools?

Join the Software Development team within our Technical Department, based in La Défense (Paris area, France). The team builds the calculation software used to verify that ships and offshore units comply with Bureau Veritas rules.

Context: you will take part in the launch of a new project, a toolbox of regulatory calculation functions built into Excel. The goal? To make calculation methods more accessible, reliable, and reusable in the daily work of the engineers who approve ship designs.

Your main missions

Working with structural engineers, regulatory experts, and software developers in an international environment, you will:

• Gather structural engineers' needs and identify the calculation methods to integrate;
• Analyze technical formulations from Bureau Veritas rules and internal specifications;
• Translate these methods into Excel functions, defining input data, calculation assumptions, and limits of use;
• Take part in validating results against reference cases, with subject-matter experts;
• Contribute, with the software team, to integrating the functions into the existing tool;
• Write technical documentation and present your work.

Depending on your profile, you may also work directly on the C#/.NET implementation, automated testing, or the tool's architecture.

Your strengths to succeed

• Final-year engineering or Master's student, or on a gap year, with a specialization or strong interest in naval engineering, structural mechanics, scientific computing, or digital tools for engineering;
• Strong command of at least one programming language;
• Interest in analyzing and validating technical results;
• Rigor, curiosity, and autonomy, with a drive to structure technical problems into solutions engineers can use;
• Good command of English, both written and spoken, in an international working environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of naval or offshore regulations
• Hands-on experience in structural analysis
• Experience in C#/.NET development or Excel add-ins

Allowance and benefits

• Location: La Défense (Paris area)
• Allowance: €1,300 to €1,600 gross / month, depending on level of studies
• 50% reimbursement of your public transport pass
• Works Council (CSE): subsidy for leisure and cultural activities

Why join Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore?

By joining Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, you will be part of:

• An international, ambitious, and open-minded team, driven by a passion for the maritime world;
• A work environment built on trust, collaboration, and talent development;
• A company that values curiosity, initiative, and innovation.

Bureau Veritas is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. We promote gender equality and support the professional integration, access, and retention of people with disabilities.

Ready to embark on your next professional adventure? Join us in shaping a better maritime world!