AJIR

What AJIR does

AJIR (Association Junior de l'INSA de Rouen) is a French non-profit engineering consulting association founded in 1988 and legally structured as an association loi 1901, affiliated with INSA Rouen Normandie and headquartered on the school's campus at 685 Avenue de l'Université, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. The organization delivers project-based engineering consulting services using volunteer student teams drawn from a pool of approximately 1,500 potential contributors across the host institution. Its service portfolio is organized under three pillars covering seven technical domains: Digitalization & Big Data (data engineering, machine learning, information systems and software development); Innovation (design/prototyping and numerical simulation including CFD and mechatronics); and Industrial Engineering (industrial risk management, civil engineering and urban planning, and quality management system consulting). Notable disclosed clients include Renault, SNCF, Orange, Sanef, NAE (Normandie Aéro Eurospace), Astera, Altitude Infrastructure, Concept Microfibre, and Athlé Normandie, alongside the host institution and the municipality of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.

The business model is a French junior-enterprise model with both pedagogical and economic objectives: revenue is generated through quote-based, project-by-project fees paid by external clients for engineering deliverables produced by student teams under professional supervision. The go-to-market is sales-led and lightweight, relying primarily on the corporate website (ajir-insa.com), a 'Demande de devis' (quote request) form, and word-of-mouth referrals; geographic reach is regional, anchored in Normandy. There are no funding rounds, no equity investors, and no external capital — the entity is governed by volunteer student leadership, with the current President and Publication Director being Josselin Dulongcourty. The organization is a member of the Confédération Nationale des Junior-Entreprises (CNJE), the national body governing junior enterprises in France, and in 2022 received both the 'Différent et Compétent' recognition and the national 'Prix Jeunesse Entreprises Engagées' from the French Ministry of Education and Youth and CNJE.

Commercially, AJIR sits at the bottom of the engineering services pyramid: it competes on price for non-critical engineering studies, pilots, and data analyses where clients value cost-effectiveness and academic freshness over delivery scale or continuity. Cumulative turnover since founding is disclosed at €100,000, and the firm operates with a rotating volunteer student workforce rather than salaried employees, which caps throughput per academic cycle but also constrains growth ambition. Core partnerships are INSA Rouen Normandie (host institution), CNJE (national federation), EPNAK (accessibility/inclusion), and BNP Paribas (financial partner). The structure makes AJIR unsuitable as a traditional venture investment target but relevant as a low-cost consulting alternative and as a talent-pipeline feeder for the broader INSA ecosystem.

Name

AJIR

Legal name

Association junior de l'INSA de Rouen

Website

https://ajir-insa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AJIR is a French non-profit junior-enterprise affiliated with INSA Rouen Normandie, delivering project-based engineering consulting across data, simulation, risk, civil, and quality domains via volunteer student teams to enterprise, government, and institutional clients primarily in Normandy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF), Product Design & Mechanical Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Student consulting association
• Data engineering consulting
• Numerical simulation services
• Industrial risk management

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne-du-rouvray

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Projects: Project-based consulting fees charged to clients for engineering services delivered by student teams under professional supervision. Revenue is generated through completed projects for external clients seeking technical expertise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AJIR is a non-profit Junior-Entreprise association that delivers project-based engineering consulting services across seven domains: data engineering and machine learning, information system development, design and prototyping, numerical simulation (CFD, mechatronics), industrial risk management, civil engineering and urban planning, and quality consulting. Projects are staffed by INSA Rouen Normandie engineering students under professional supervision and sold to enterprise and government clients in France.

Product overview

AJIR is a consulting engineering association that offers a unified portfolio of engineering and technical consulting services to clients, delivered by INSA Rouen Normandie students. The service offering is organized across three main domains: Digitalisation et Big Data (data engineering, machine learning, and information systems development), Innovation (design/prototyping and numerical simulation including CFD), and Industrial Engineering (risk management, civil engineering, and quality consulting). All services are delivered as consulting engagements rather than standalone software products, with the company acting as an intermediary connecting student talent with client project needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Engineering Services Data pipeline design, data acquisition, and information management including vision-based data collection, delivered to enterprise and institutional clients needing engineering-oriented data infrastructure support.
• Data Analysis and Machine Learning Statistical analysis and machine learning model development to extract insights and predict outcomes from structured datasets for clients needing predictive analytics and risk quantification.
• Information System Services Analysis, modeling, design, and development of information systems, web applications, and software solutions for organizations requiring custom information system work.
• Design and Prototyping Mechanical, energy, and industrial/environmental risk-management product development and prototyping services for clients requiring physical product design or proof-of-concept work.
• Numerical Simulation Mechanical simulation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), mechatronic system simulation, and multi-physics (numerical, physical, financial) modeling for clients needing advanced simulation studies.
• Industrial Chemistry Chemical analysis and new process development for industrial applications for clients needing chemistry-related feasibility or process studies.
• Industrial Risk Management Accidental scenario modeling, risk quantification, zone classification, and chemical risk studies for organizations requiring industrial safety and risk analysis.
• Civil Engineering and Urban Planning Structural sizing, CAD/DAO drafting, geotechnical studies, and hydraulic and HVAC engineering studies for municipalities, cooperatives, and industrial clients needing civil engineering studies.
• Quality Consulting Quality management system (SMQ) implementation and process improvement advisory services for organizations seeking certifications or process optimization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100k€ cumulative turnover generated through consulting projects

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INSA Rouen NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution providing access to 1500+ engineering students across multiple disciplines. The association is affiliated with INSA Rouen and is located on their campus at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
• Confédération Nationale des Junior-Entreprises (CNJE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational confederation of junior enterprises with 50+ years of activity, 200 structures, and 3500 administrators. Provides guidance, support, and networking for AJIR as part of the French junior-entreprise ecosystem.
• RenaultminorOthersMajor automotive client utilizing AJIR's engineering consulting services for various technical projects.
• SNCFminorOthersFrench national railway company as a client for engineering consulting and technical projects.
• OrangeminorOthersMajor telecommunications company utilizing AJIR's services for digital and technical consulting projects.
• EPNAKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with establishment for professional rehabilitation, supporting accessibility and inclusion projects.
• BNP ParibasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial institution partner supporting the association's activities and projects.
• SanefminorOthersHighway concession operator as client for engineering and infrastructure-related consulting.
• NAE (Normandie Aéro Eurospace)minorOthersAerospace cluster in Normandy as client for technical and engineering consulting projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Altran (Capgemini Engineering): Altran, now Capgemini Engineering, is a global engineering and R&D services firm with strong French roots in automotive, rail, aerospace, and telecom — overlapping substantially with AJIR's enterprise client mix and service domains.
• Assystem: Assystem is a major French engineering and project management consultancy focused on energy, industrial, and transport infrastructure — overlapping with AJIR's industrial risk, civil engineering, and quality consulting offerings, but operating as a broad incumbent rather than a niche boutique.
• AKKA Technologies: AKKA Technologies (now part of Capgemini Engineering) is a major European engineering consultancy providing multi-sector digital and industrial engineering services — directly comparable to AJIR's mix of digital/ML, simulation, and industrial engineering work, but at enterprise scale.
• OnePoint: OnePoint is a French digital and engineering transformation consultancy serving enterprise and public-sector clients — comparable to AJIR's data engineering, digital, and information systems service lines, though at a much larger scale.
• Alten: Alten is a large European engineering and technology consulting firm serving automotive, rail, aerospace, energy, and telecom — strongly overlapping with AJIR's enterprise client base (Renault, SNCF, Orange) and offering similar multi-disciplinary engineering services at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Viveris: Viveris is a French engineering and IT consulting firm delivering multi-disciplinary engineering services to enterprise clients across transport, energy, banking, and aerospace — directly comparable to AJIR's multi-domain engineering consulting model, though at substantially greater scale.
• SII France: SII France is a mid-sized French engineering and IT services firm delivering consulting across digital transformation, embedded systems, and industrial engineering — closely comparable to AJIR's positioning as a multi-domain engineering services provider to enterprise clients.

Others

• CNJE (Confédération Nationale des Junior-Entreprises) network members: The CNJE confederation itself, and the 200+ member junior enterprises it federates, are the closest structural peers to AJIR — sharing the same student-led consulting model, pedagogical mission, and CNJE quality framework, but each anchored to a different engineering school.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AJIR_INSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ajir.insa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajir

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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