Junior UTBM

What Junior UTBM does

Junior UTBM is a non-profit student association (junior enterprise) embedded within the Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), headquartered on the UTBM campus in Sevenans, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Founded in 2020, the organization acts as an intermediary that connects more than 2,800 engineering students enrolled at UTBM with companies seeking project-based engineering support. A core operational team of approximately 10 members manages client relationships, matches project needs with student expertise, and supervises mission execution. The association positions itself as a human-centered alternative to automated consulting marketplaces, emphasizing personalized needs-definition before engagement.

The service portfolio comprises five consulting domains: Industrial Systems & Management (manufacturing process development, industrialization studies, process control, profitability analysis, supply chain automation, Industry 4.0, flow management, planning); Energy (thermal studies, energy audits, smart building management, photovoltaic and wind farm sizing, electromagnetic compatibility); Ergonomics & Design (innovative product design, workstation development, quality control, life cycle analysis, eco-design, prototyping); Mechanics (structural mechanics, CAD, material sizing, prototyping, metallurgy, additive manufacturing); and Computer Science (Android and embedded development, software project management, image processing and VR, local network and website design). Deliverables are produced by engineering students under the supervision of Junior UTBM's operational team, with all work being compensated.

Junior UTBM operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market. Companies engage via the website contact form, dedicated email ([email protected]), or postal mail, and engagements are quoted on a bespoke, project-by-project basis with no publicly disclosed price list. The customer base is described horizontally across industries, with no named logos in the source data; geographic scope is domestic France. The organization is funded entirely through fees paid by client companies for completed project work, consistent with its status as an economic and pedagogical non-profit association (association à vocation économique et pédagogique, à but non lucratif). No external investors, parent entities, funding rounds, patents, certifications, or strategic partnerships were identified in the available data.

Name

Junior UTBM

Legal name

Junior UTBM

Website

https://junior.utbm.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Junior UTBM is a non-profit student association within UTBM (Belfort-Montbéliard, France) that matches over 2,800 engineering students with companies needing project-based consulting across industrial systems, energy, ergonomics, mechanics, and computer science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit) (EDAHADAG), Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Student engineering consulting
• Project-based consulting
• Industrial systems consulting
• Energy consulting services
• Non-profit student association

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevenans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project-based consulting services: Junior UTBM operates as a non-profit student association that connects engineering students with companies needing project work. Companies engage the organization for specific missions, which are completed by students and remunerated accordingly. Revenue comes from fees paid by companies for completed project work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Junior UTBM is a non-profit student association that connects UTBM engineering students with companies needing project-based consulting work. It operates as an intermediary matching over 2,800 humanist engineering students across five specializations (Industrial Systems & Management, Energy, Ergonomics & Design, Mechanics, and Computer Science) with client companies, with a 10-member student team managing project scoping, student accompaniment, and client delivery.

Product overview

Junior UTBM is a non-profit student association at UTBM that connects engineering students with companies to address business needs through consulting services. The organization acts as an intermediary, matching over 2,800 humanist engineering students with client companies. Their service portfolio comprises five specialized consulting domains: Industrial Systems & Management, Energy, Ergonomics & Design, Mechanics, and Computer Science. The 10-member student team manages projects and accompanies both students and companies throughout engagements. Services are delivered by engineering students under structured supervision, with all work being compensated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil en Système Industriel & Management (Industrial Systems & Management Consulting) Engineering consulting covering manufacturing process development, product industrialization studies, process control, profitability analysis, chain automation, industry 4.0, flow management, and planning. Delivered to companies by UTBM engineering students.
• Conseil en Energie (Energy Consulting) Thermal studies and energy audits, smart building management, production park management, electromagnetic compatibility, and sizing of photovoltaic and wind farms. Delivered to companies by UTBM engineering students.
• Conseil en Ergonomie & Design (Ergonomics & Design Consulting) Innovative product design, workstation and work method development, quality control, trend studies, digital design and prototyping, life cycle analysis, and eco-design. Delivered to companies by UTBM engineering students.
• Conseil en Mécanique (Mechanics Consulting) Structural mechanics, sizing and CAD, material sizing and assembly, prototyping, metallurgy and heat treatments, and additive manufacturing. Delivered to companies by UTBM engineering students.
• Conseil en Informatique (Computer Science Consulting) Android application development, embedded computing development, software development and project management, image processing and virtual reality, local network design, and website development. Delivered to companies by UTBM engineering students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ESSEC Junior Conseil: Student-run consulting firm at ESSEC business school that delivers project-based advisory work to corporate clients. Same junior-enterprise structure, brand affiliation with a top French grande école, and intermediary matching model — directly comparable business mechanics.
• INSIGHT OUTSIDE: Student-led consulting junior enterprise at UTC (Université de Technologie de Compiègne), with a strong focus on data, surveys, and field studies. Same association model, same recruitment of student-experts, same corporate-client project work — directly comparable operating mechanics.
• Junior EPITA: Student-led consulting firm at EPITA engineering school, with a notable tilt toward IT and software development projects. Same operational model — supervised student-experts, project-based pricing, and corporate-client focus — but with heavier emphasis on the IT domain.
• JUNIUM Conseil: Engineering junior enterprise hosted at Mines schools (Mines ParisTech ecosystem). Provides consulting services in industrial and engineering topics delivered by students — directly comparable in mission, structure, and target customer base.
• Junior Centrale Lyon: Junior enterprise at École Centrale de Lyon, delivering engineering consulting services to corporate clients via supervised engineering students. Same junior-enterprise model and multi-disciplinary engineering scope, anchored to a more prestigious engineering brand.
• Junior INSA: One of the largest and longest-standing French junior enterprises, hosted at INSA engineering schools (Toulouse, Lyon, etc.). Operates the same student-led engineering consulting model across multiple technical disciplines for corporate clients — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Junior Arts et Métiers: Junior enterprise affiliated with Arts et Métiers ParisTech, focused on mechanical and industrial engineering consulting. Same student-led project model, same intermediary structure, and direct overlap with Junior UTBM's mechanics and industrial systems service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services and R&D division of Capgemini, covering industrial systems, energy, and digital engineering. A broad incumbent competing in the same corporate engineering services market, though at vastly larger scale and complexity than a student association can serve.
• AKKA Technologies (Akkodis): European engineering and digital consulting firm with strong French presence in industrial, energy, and embedded systems consulting. Comparable service portfolio to Junior UTBM's industrial/IT domains but operating as a full-scale professional services firm rather than a student-led association.
• Alten: Large French engineering and technology consulting firm operating across industrial systems, energy, IT, and mechanics — overlapping with all five of Junior UTBM's consulting domains. Represents the professional-services incumbent that junior enterprises compete against on cost while lacking on expertise depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/junior-utbm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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