Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 7,800 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM invites an end-of-study intern to join the Maritime Digital Performance team in Marseille. You will work within R&D to develop digital solutions for fleet performance, energy efficiency, and reliability using real fleet data.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will analyze sensor data, build AI-enabled analytics, and contribute to Smartship and Ship Digital Twin initiatives. Start date January, 6 months, onsite role.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python and SQL for data processing
• Knowledge of Generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) is preferred
• Basic knowledge of marine propulsion and shipboard machinery is desirable
• Familiarity with onboard sensors and IoT data is a plus
• Experience in data visualization or digital twins is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Analyze vessel operational and technical data from onboard sensors
• Develop data-processing and analytics solutions in Python and SQL
• Contribute to Smartship and Ship Digital Twin programs
• Support propulsion, machinery, fuel efficiency, and emissions studies
• Document findings and prepare dashboards and reports

Skills

Python

SQL

Generative AI

Marine engineering basics

Data visualization

Education

Final-year engineering student or Master’s in Marine Engineering

Related field interest

Tools

IoT devices

Shipboard sensors

Job description

Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D

Req ID: 588449 Posting Start Date: 21/10/2026 Marseille, FRA CMA CGM Technical Shipmanagement and New Building Internship Full Time

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

As part of your studies, you are currently looking for an end-of-studies internship (final-year engineering student or Master’s in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Energy Engineering or a related field).

You will join the Performance Team of CMA CGM’s Research & Development Department, which develops advanced technologies and digital solutions for the fleet and the business. The team leads initiatives such as Smartship and Ship Digital Twin, using data, AI and engineering expertise to improve vessel operations and decision-making.

You will help build digital solutions that improve vessel performance, energy efficiency and equipment reliability. Working with real operational and technical fleet data, you will be at the crossroads of marine engineering, data analytics, IoT and artificial intelligence, alongside marine engineers, data scientists, developers and operational experts.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Fleet data analysis: You will analyze vessel operational and technical data, and explore data from onboard sensors, electronic monitoring systems, IoT devices and telemetry.


• Data & AI solutions: You will develop data-processing and analytics solutions in Python and SQL, and apply Generative AI tools to engineering analysis, knowledge management and operational use cases.


• Smartship & Ship Digital Twin: You will contribute to the development of the Smartship and Ship Digital Twin programs.


• Performance & reliability studies: You will support studies on propulsion, machinery, fuel efficiency, emissions and equipment health, and investigate anomalies.


• Reporting & collaboration: You will document your findings and prepare reports, dashboards and presentations, working closely with marine engineers, data scientists, developers and operational experts.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Education: Final-year engineering student or Master’s student in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Energy Engineering or a related field.


• Technical skills:
  
  
  
  • Good Python skills and basic to intermediate SQL
  
  
  • Excellent command of Generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.)
  
  
  • Basic knowledge of internal combustion engines, marine propulsion and shipboard machinery
  
  
  • Basic familiarity with onboard electronic systems, sensors, IoT devices and performance-monitoring architectures
  
  
  • Knowledge of data visualization, machine learning or digital twins is a plus
  
  
  
  


• Languages: Fluent professional English.


• Personal qualities: Straightforward, pragmatic and solution-oriented; well organized and structured, you communicate clearly. Curious and proactive, you are comfortable in a multidisciplinary, international environment.

JOB ENVIRONMENT

• Location: Head Office – Marseille


• Duration: 6 months


• Internship start date: January

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.