Arts et Métiers · BME Paris · PSL
Pierre-Antoine
Faribaud
Engineering student — mechanical systems, applied AI, biomedical science
Building an engineering practice at the intersection of AI, industrial systems, and biomedical technology — with a long-term focus on neurotechnologies.
About
Arts et Métiers engineer,
directed toward research.
I trained as a mechanical and industrial engineer at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM) — Châlons-en-Champagne campus — one of France's most demanding engineering schools, with a curriculum built on manufacturing processes, mechanics, materials, and hands-on industrial projects.
My internship at TECHWAVE gave me hands-on experience building AI systems under real industrial constraints: local LLM inference for confidentiality, hybrid rule-based/LLM pipelines to control hallucinations, and Python tooling used by non-technical stakeholders.
I will be joining the BME Neurotechnologies Master (Université Paris Cité & Université PSL) in 2026 — a research-oriented programme bridging biomedical engineering with computational neuroscience. My aim: contribute to a lab working at the intersection of AI and the nervous system — BCI, neural decoding, or neuromodulation.
Arts et Métiers Gala — Viking Fountain
Education
Academic path
From competitive mathematics to industrial engineering, then biomedical AI — a deliberate trajectory, not a pivot.
Incoming 2026–2027
BME Neurotechnologies
Université Paris Cité & Université PSL
Master's — Neurotechnologies Track (fully taught in English)
What I will learn
- Neural signal acquisition: EEG, MEG, fMRI, intracortical recordings
- Neural decoding and signal processing
- Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) — design and evaluation
- Neuromodulation and neuroprosthetics
- AI & machine learning applied to neuroscience data
- Clinical and regulatory context for biomedical devices
2024–2027
Arts et Métiers ParisTech — ENSAM
Châlons-en-Champagne
Diplôme d'Ingénieur — Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
What I learned
- Mechanical design: gearbox sizing, shaft calculations, AGMA standards, SKF bearing selection
- Manufacturing engineering: machining (PFMC), isostatism, GD&T, FAO/CAM simulation
- Industrial AI deployment: Python pipelines, LLM inference, REST APIs (TECHWAVE internship)
- Materials science: hot forming, metallurgy, quality control
- Industrial partnerships: factory visits and real manufacturing projects
- Student leadership: design and build of the Arts et Métiers Gala fountain
2021–2024
Lycée Marcelin Berthelot
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Classes Préparatoires MPSI → PSI
What I learned
- Rigorous mathematical foundations (analysis, algebra, geometry)
- Classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and physics
- Competitive problem-solving under pressure — Grandes Écoles entrance track
2018–2021
Lycée Albert de Mun
Nogent-sur-Marne
High School — Baccalauréat Scientifique (with honours)
What I learned
- Scientific baccalauréat with highest honours
- Mathematics, physics, engineering sciences (SI)
- Foundation for competitive preparatory classes
Projects
Selected work
From industrial AI pipelines to mechanical design and autonomous vehicles — projects that demonstrate end-to-end engineering across domains.
Experience
Work experience
From early manufacturing internships to industrial AI deployment and junior enterprise leadership.
AMJE — Arts et Métiers Junior Enterprise
IT Officer — Chargé SI, IT/AI Pole
Nov 2025 – Present
Paris, France
- Improve AMJE websites and internal IT tools; develop client-facing web platforms
- Automation and AI integration for internal operations
- Best Junior-Enterprise in France — CNJE Excellence Award 2024 · €300k+ annual revenue
TECHWAVE / OPEO
Industrial AI & Data Internship
Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Paris, France
- Intermediary between AI consultancy OPEO and TECHWAVE engineering teams
- Deployed 4 Python automation pipelines: BOM sourcing via Mouser API, regulatory requirement extraction, compliance matrix generation
- Hybrid rule-based + local LLM inference (Mistral via LM Studio) — 100% on-premise, zero data leaving the network
- Estimated impact: 102 days/year of manual work automated across procurement and compliance teams
MES / TECHWAVE Manufacturing
Engineering Internships
2017 · 2020
Brest, France
- 3D CAD modelling (SolidWorks) and rapid prototyping via 3D printing
- Improved SMT and screen-printing processes; supported Airbus A400M production line
Leadership & Activities
Beyond the lab bench
2026
Gala des Arts et Métiers — Viking Fountain
Team Lead — 10-person student build team
Led a 10-person student team to design and build a large-scale Viking-themed fountain for the Arts et Métiers Gala — an event gathering 4,000 guests in front of a historic building. The installation combined metal and wood structure, hydraulic circuit, and runic decorations. Modular design enabled full assembly in under 2 hours on the night. Fully functional at scale.
2024–Present
Tennis — Arts et Métiers Association
President & Captain — Association Tennis ENSAM
President and captain of the Arts et Métiers tennis association. Managing the association's operations, organising competitions and training sessions, and representing the school in inter-school tournaments. Competing at a high level while building a team culture around discipline, strategy, and performance.
2019–present
Sailing — Competition & Offshore
Crew / Skipper
Competitive sailing since adolescence. Racing in regattas and offshore passages. Sailing sharpens the same instincts that engineering demands: reading dynamic systems, making decisions under uncertainty, and staying calm when things do not go as planned.
Skills
Technical stack
Programming & Data
- Python — production pipelines
- pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn
- PyMuPDF — PDF parsing
- openpyxl — Excel automation
- TypeScript / Next.js
- REST APIs (requests, JSON)
AI & Machine Learning
- Local LLM inference (Mistral via LM Studio)
- Hybrid rule-based + LLM pipelines
- Supervised: KNN, SVM, Random Forest
- Unsupervised: K-Means clustering
- Document AI — regulatory extraction
- Prompt engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- Gearbox design — AGMA standards
- Shaft sizing under combined loads
- Bearing selection — SKF catalogue
- Kinematics & dynamics — mechanisms
- Isostatism — fixture design
- GD&T — dimensional tolerancing
Manufacturing & CAM
- Process planning (gamme d'usinage)
- FAO/CAM simulation
- Turning, milling, boring, drilling
- Casting design — sand moulding
- Metrology — CMM, robotic probes
- SolidWorks — 3D modelling
Tools & Workflow
- Git — version control
- Sage 100 — ERP integration
- LaTeX — technical reports
- Windsurf / VS Code
- Excel — engineering calculations
Languages
- French — Native
- English — C1 (professional)
- German — B2
Research Interests
Where I want to work
I am looking for a 6-month research internship (Feb–Aug 2027) in a lab working on biomedical AI, BCI, or neurotechnology. My background brings engineering rigour and production-ready AI experience to research problems.
Neural Decoding
Extracting intent, state, or cognitive content from neural recordings — EEG, intracortical, or LFP. Particularly interested in robust decoding under non-stationarity and limited training data.
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Closed-loop BCI systems that adapt to the user. The engineering challenge: real-time, low-latency decoding with interpretable outputs in clinical settings.
Biomedical AI
Machine learning on physiological data — where non-stationarity, limited labels, and interpretability requirements make standard ML pipelines insufficient.
Neuromodulation
Feedback-driven stimulation systems (TMS, tDCS, DBS). The intersection of control theory, hardware engineering, and neuroscience.
Seeking: Research Internship · Feb–Aug 2027
If you are a PI working in biomedical AI, BCI, or neurotechnology and are looking for a motivated student who combines engineering (ENSAM), industrial AI (Python, LLM pipelines), and neuroscience training (BME Paris PSL) — I would welcome the conversation.
Pierre-antoine.faribaud@ensam.eu →Contact
Open to research
opportunities
I am actively looking for a 6-month research internship (Feb–Aug 2027) in biomedical AI or neurotechnology — US, UK, Switzerland, Singapore, or Canada. If you are a PI or lab manager with an opening, I would be glad to hear from you.