The Digital Engineering Cycle at ECE offers four complementary majors, each oriented towards a specific area of digital technology. The choice primarily depends on your career project and your interests.

Here are some points to guide you:

• If you are interested in data, algorithms, and AI: the Data & AI Major is for you.
• If you want to protect information systems and combat cyber threats: choose the Cybersecurity Major.
• You are passionate about electronics, real-time software, and embedded devices: choose the Embedded Systems Major.
• You dream of working on the vehicle of the future: the Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Major is waiting for you.

An orientation interview with the school’s educational team allows you to refine your choice based on your background and ambitions.

The Digital Engineer Cycle at ECE is accessible in the 4th year of the engineering program, after validation of the common core from the first two years. Students who join these majors have acquired solid foundations in mathematics, physics, computer science, and engineering sciences throughout their studies.

Parallel admissions are also possible for students from scientific preparatory classes, BTS, licenses, or equivalent training. Each application is evaluated individually, taking into account academic level, professional project, and motivation for the chosen digital field.

Project-based pedagogy is at the heart of the engineering program at ECE. Each major offers concrete projects grounded in industrial and digital realities.

• In the Data & AI major, you work on applied machine learning models for real cases within the Intelligence Lab. 
• In the Cybersecurity major, you simulate attack scenarios and conduct digital investigations in professional conditions.
• In the Embedded Systems major, a system integration workshop concludes the program at the end of the curriculum. 
• In the Connected & Autonomous Vehicle major, you work on real ADAS architectures with experts from Stellantis and Renault.

These concrete experiences, carried out in teams, directly accelerate your integration into the job market.

Three out of four majors are available in alternation on the Paris campus: the Data & AI major, the Cybersecurity major, and the Embedded Systems major. This rhythm allows students to alternate between periods of training at school and immersion in the company, while completing their engineering diploma from ECE recognized by the CTI.

Work-study is particularly well-suited for the digital fields. The partner companies of ECE entrust work-study students with high-stakes missions: development of AI models, securing infrastructures, designing embedded systems. These concrete professional experiences serve as a springboard to employment and significantly strengthen your profile with recruiters.

The Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Major is offered only full-time.

The Digital Engineer Cycle at ECE opens the doors to the most promising sectors of the digital economy. Depending on the chosen major, you gain access to very different professions, all characterized by high demand and rapid career evolution prospects.

The areas of activity covered are particularly vast:

• Data & AI: tech startups, industry, healthcare, finance, e-commerce.
• Cybersecurity: defense, banking, industry, digital services, public institutions.
• Embedded Systems: aerospace, automotive, robotics, medical, consumer electronics.
• Connected and autonomous vehicle: automotive manufacturers, suppliers, urban mobility.

98% of ECE graduates find a job in less than 2 months, with an average salary of €48,200 gross per year.

The Digital Engineer Cycle at ECE does not only train technicians. The curriculum integrates courses in humanities, communication, ethics, and management throughout the program. These cross-disciplinary dimensions allow students to develop essential behavioral skills: leadership, teamwork, project management, and the ability to communicate with non-technical stakeholders.

In sensitive fields such as AI or cybersecurity, ethical responsibility is a fundamental component of engineering training. ECE trains engineers who are aware of their impact on society and capable of combining technical performance with human insight in all professional contexts.

Yes. The courses in digital majors are taught in French and English, directly preparing students to thrive in international professional environments. Digital technologies are inherently global: the standards, tools, and practices you master apply everywhere in the world.

ECE relies on a network of 142 partner universities across 4 continents and offers 40 international double degrees. These opportunities allow you to enrich your studies abroad, develop an international perspective on digital technology, and build a professional network on a global scale. 

Long-term internships abroad complement this international exposure.

The Digital Engineer Cycle at ECE allows you to gain in-depth knowledge in your specialization while maintaining a solid general background in engineering sciences. The courses combine theoretical lessons, practical work, and applied projects, for a gradual and coherent skills development.

Each major offers a structured program, enriched by expert conferences, industrial visits, and partnerships with leading players in the sector. 

This approach allows students to build a foundation of directly applicable knowledge right from their first job, whether it involves AI modeling, network security, embedded development, or automotive engineering.

Yes. Internships are integrated into the Digital Engineering Cycle. They are a key step in the training, allowing the application of the knowledge acquired in real professional environments. These periods in companies enable you to discover the realities of the digital engineering profession, build an initial professional network, and confirm your project before the end of the program.

The network of 10,000 partner companies of ECE and its 7,000 internship offers per year facilitate access to high-stakes missions. The proposed assignments cover all areas of digital, from AI startups to large industrial groups. These concrete experiences enhance your profile and position you favorably upon graduation.

Yes. The teaching of the Digital Engineer Cycle is largely based on the involvement of active professionals. Data Scientists, cybersecurity engineers, embedded systems experts, automotive engineers from Stellantis and Renault: these industry players share their concrete experience and provide students with a direct view of the realities of the digital sector.

This dimension allows students to connect academic knowledge to real professional practices from the very first years of specialization. It also fosters innovation by exposing future engineers to the most current challenges in the market. 

The Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Major takes this logic to its maximum, with an entire module co-designed and delivered by teams of experts from Stellantis and Renault.