Hamza Kitar / Arts et Métiers engineer — Mechanical and energy engineering

My background in mechanical engineering

An Arts et Métiers graduate in mechanical and energy engineering, I work in design engineering and certification at Frénéhard. My background combines product design, simulation and industrialisation.

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Professional experience

Since January 2024

Design and certification engineer

Frénéhard · L’Aigle, Normandy, France

Product projects from design through industrialisation.
Finite element simulation, standards-based validation and product testing.
Manufacturing constraints and programming of sheet metal bending machines.
Technical documentation, product costing and unit production cost calculations.

2023

Final-year internship — mechanical design

SEGULA Technologies · Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France

Mechanical design of PoHyCA, a hydrodynamic air-compression pump, using CATIA V5.
Mechanical joint studies, kinematic simulation and validation of the theoretical model.
Failure risk analysis and technical documentation.

August 2022

Energy engineering internship

OCP Group · Safi, Morocco

Assessment of waste heat recovery potential in the condensation circuit.
Technical proposals to improve energy efficiency.

August 2021

Engineering internship

PATORAL · Safi, Morocco

Improvement of production water treatment.
Test protocols and intervention methods.

July 2019

Observation internship

ANP — Agence Nationale des Ports · Safi, Morocco

Introduction to public tendering and procurement procedures.

Education

2022–2023

Master 2 in Mechanical and Energy Engineering

Arts et Métiers — Bordeaux-Talence, France

Aeronautical and Space Engineering specialisation

Graduated in 2023

Engineering degree in Mechanical and Energy Engineering

ENSAM — Meknès, Morocco

Skills and tools

CAD and design

SolidWorks
CATIA V5
AutoCAD
CAD / CAM
Dimensioning and tolerancing — GD&T / ISO GPS

Simulation and analysis

Abaqus
Ansys
COMSOL Multiphysics
Altair HyperWorks
Finite elements, CFD and strength of materials

Scientific computing and data analysis

Python
C
MATLAB
SQL
VBA
Power BI
Power Query

Methods and manufacturing

Product and process FMEA
8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, PDCA, QRQC
Sheet metal bending, welding, casting and additive manufacturing
Technical documentation and traceability

Certifications

Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design

University of Leeds · February 2026

Prototyping

Arizona State University · February 2026

Engineering and Product Design Processes

Arizona State University · February 2026

FEM — Linear and nonlinear analysis and post-processing

Coursera · February 2026

Welding Processes and Quality Control

L&T EduTech · February 2026

Automotive Industrial Engineering

Starweaver · February 2026

AI for Design and Optimization

University of Michigan · February 2026

Foundations of Project Management

Google · November 2023

EF SET English Certificate — C1 Advanced

EF SET

Languages

French — C1-equivalent level
English — C1 Advanced (EF SET)
Arabic — native language

Volunteering and leadership

President — ALHAYAT Caravan, 5th edition

Coordination of 70 volunteers and a €20,000 budget.

Founder and president — Arts et Métiers Energy Club

Leadership of a 25-person team.

Interests

Drones and aeromodelling · Volunteering · Basketball · Swimming