Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D

CMA CGM is hiring an Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D in Marseille, France. Level rates it ; you can apply on CMA CGM.

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Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.
Level classifies it as an internship.
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AI in this role

Develop fleet data analytics and apply generative AI tools for maritime digital twin and smartship R&D.

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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

How we rate this

Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D at CMA CGM rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Internship - Maritime Digital Performance Intern - R&D is an open job at CMA CGM.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in Marseille, FRA.
The job was posted on October 21, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by CMA CGM. Apply on CMA CGM

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Data AnalysisIotMarine EngineeringDigital TwinChatGPTClaudeCopilotPython

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