Careers

Careers

Your career in the service of major transitions

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Find the opportunity that matches your ambitions

Every day, our researchers, engineers, technicians and support teams develop solutions to support the transition to more sustainable energy systems, decarbonize mobility and reduce the environmental impact of industrial activities. What if your next role had an impact far beyond your profession?

A Vision for the Transition

Contributing to meaningful transformations

Putting your skills to work for the transitions ahead

Working at IFPEN means applying your expertise to projects that combine the understanding of complex phenomena, the development of innovative solutions, the assessment of their performance and support for their large-scale deployment.

  • More than 1,500 employees and over 50 professions, brought together through research and innovation projects
  • Multidisciplinary teams at the crossroads of science, technology and industrial challenges
  • State-of-the-art laboratories and experimental facilities, enabling the transition from scientific understanding to experimentation and validation
  • A working environment attentive to career development and working conditions across our two main sites in Rueil-Malmaison (near Paris) and Solaize (near Lyon)
  • An open ecosystem in collaboration with academic, industrial and institutional partners in France, Europe and internationally

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Professions that Make a Difference

More than 50 professions contribute to IFPEN's projects

Every profession contributes to addressing concrete scientific and industrial challenges: reducing emissions, developing batteries, understanding subsurface resources, designing low-carbon fuels and creating less carbon-intensive industrial processes.

Behind each of these advances are women and men with complementary expertise, contributing at various stages of projects: understanding, modelling, experimenting, designing, analysing, supporting development and facilitating deployment.

Research and Innovation

  • Exploring new scientific pathways
  • Modelling phenomena and systems
  • Experimenting, characterizing and validating concepts

Technology Development

  • Transforming research results into technological solutions
  • Designing and testing at pilot scale
  • Supporting industrial transfer and technology maturity

Analysis and Decision Support

  • Assessing technological, economic and environmental performance
  • Modelling pathways and testing scenarios
  • Producing knowledge that supports public and industrial decision-makers

Support Functions and Transformation

  • Supporting projects through digital, data and IT expertise
  • Contributing to HR, communications, legal, procurement and finance functions
  • Driving the evolution of tools and working practices

The people behind IFPEN

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Giovanni De Nunzio

Giovanni De Nunzio

Research Engineer, PhD in Control Engineering Project Leader in Environmental Analysis of Transportation

Working at IFPEN

A working environment designed for everyday life and collaboration

Achieving a healthy work-life balance

Remote working, leave arrangements, TOIL (Comp time) days and mobility schemes provide flexible working conditions that support daily organization and work-life balance.

Enjoying a vibrant community life

A particularly active network of employee associations offers a wide range of leisure, cultural and discovery activities, enabling employees to meet colleagues beyond their day-to-day work environment.

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Antoine Fécand
PhD. Head of research department - Doctoral ambassador

"I did not expect such a rich community life when I joined. There is a wide range of activities on offer, and they provide an opportunity to meet colleagues whom you would never normally encounter in your day-to-day work."

Working within a scientific and industrial ecosystem

Projects that extend beyond a single team or laboratory

At IFPEN, projects bring together internal teams and academic, industrial and institutional partners.
Research programmes, European projects, industrial collaborations and experimental platforms provide opportunities to confront research with real-world development and deployment challenges.

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  • Project-based ways of working
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Access to laboratories and experimental platformsExposure to real deployment challenges

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Working in open, diverse and inclusive teams

Enabling everyone to contribute and grow

The diversity of professions, disciplines and career paths is an integral part of how IFPEN teams operate.
Gender equality, the inclusion of people with disabilities and the prevention of discrimination are supported by long-term commitments and action plans.

Our objective is to enable everyone to develop their skills, contribute to projects and grow in a respectful working environment.

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  • Gender Equality Index: 95/100 in 2025
  • Initiatives supporting women's access to leadership positions
  • Awareness-raising and support programmes for teams
  • Inclusion and disability support measures
     

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Learning and Growing Over Time

Développer ses compétences au fil des projets et des collaborations

Career paths at IFPEN are built through exposure to new topics, complementary disciplines, and evolving scientific and industrial environments.


Developing within one’s current role or moving into new roles


To contribute to various fields of research and innovation


Developing your skills through training and projects


Sharing knowledge and learning from researchers, PhD students and partners

An environment where research and education reinforce one another

IFPEN welcomes and trains doctoral and post-doctoral researchers within its research teams. IFP School draws on IFPEN's scientific environment and close ties with industry to train specialized engineers addressing the challenges of energy and mobility.

This close relationship between research, education and industry supports knowledge sharing and the continuous development of skills.

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Anne-Karine Feyel
Anne-Karine Feyel, IFPEN Human Resources Director

"At IFPEN, we do not recruit solely for a position, but for a professional journey. 
Employees develop through projects, fields of expertise and evolving challenges within an environment that encourages learning and mobility. 
Our goal is to enable everyone to build their skills over the long term and find their place in the transformations we are helping to drive."

Contributing to Tangible Transformations

Multiple contributions supporting the transitions ahead

At IFPEN, our work contributes not only to advancing knowledge and technologies but also to informing decision-making and developing the skills needed to support future transitions.

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 Climate and Environment

Reducing emissions and improving the management of industry's impact on natural resources and ecosystems.

Industry

Advancing solutions from research through to deployment and supporting the transformation of industrial activities.

Public Interest

Producing knowledge and analyses that contribute to the public interest and support the implementation of public policies.

Skills and Expertise

Training the professionals of tomorrow and sharing the knowledge required for the energy, environmental and digital transitions.

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