{"id":78,"date":"2026-05-14T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afeaols.cluster121.hosting.ovh.net\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:28:12","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"78\" class=\"elementor elementor-78\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a939b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6a939b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cccf8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cccf8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b19c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b19c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I believe in engineering consulting that combines technical excellence with operational pragmatism. My approach is based on listening, in-depth analysis, and the delivery of concrete solutions.<\/p><p>Each mission is unique. I adapt my methodology to the specificities of your company, your culture, and your strategic objectives to maximize the impact of my intervention.<\/p><p>My ambition: to become a reference partner for French and European industrialists for their demanding engineering projects and critical transition phases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb8186 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feb8186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3279ab7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3279ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218d08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"218d08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74499f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74499f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76663f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e76663f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-af0640b-2eee962 e-1cf6455-edbc498 e-c7d70ee-772a997\" data-interaction-id=\"c7d70ee\" id=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Integrite.png\" width=\"731\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Integrite.png 731w, https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Integrite-300x253.png 300w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2361f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2361f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642bf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642bf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal transparency in our relationships and recommendations. We say what we do and do what we say. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc5e75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fc5e75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-af0640b-2eee962 e-1cf6455-edbc498 e-663eeee-bd93a6c e-e05a172-2403e02\" data-interaction-id=\"e05a172\" id=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/excellence.png\" width=\"78\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6421c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6421c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Excellence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4414f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4414f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigh standards in every deliverable. We aim for technical quality and methodological rigor at every step. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24067cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24067cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-af0640b-2eee962 e-1cf6455-edbc498 e-1866bf3-368da1f e-fb36ab4-a509c9d\" data-interaction-id=\"fb36ab4\" id=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/commitment.png\" width=\"379\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/commitment.png 379w, https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/commitment-300x265.png 300w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3dbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c3dbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enlist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2604546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2604546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Total investment in the success of your projects. Your success is our success, and we measure the results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b42159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b42159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-af0640b-2eee962 e-1cf6455-edbc498 e-793746d-101ed0c\" data-interaction-id=\"793746d\" id=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adaptability.png\" width=\"141\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5ec5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b5ec5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a13606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a13606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlexibility and agility to respond to changing contexts. We constantly adapt to stay aligned with your needs. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34b3de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c34b3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eae0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00eae0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why HIT Engineering Consulting?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5c064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5c064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChoosing HIT Engineering Consulting means opting for a local technical partner, capable of mobilizing sharp expertise without the structural burden of a large firm. We prioritize trust, responsiveness, and the quality of on-site support. Each mission is approached with the rigor of a field engineer, the vision of a technical director, and the agility of an independent consultant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c61406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c61406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong>Dual expertise in management and technical skills<\/strong> diversified operations, maintained in parallel throughout my career<\/p><p>A real <strong>sectoral diversity<\/strong> (automotive, deep tech, OEM home appliances, food industry equipment), source of cross-industry innovation transfers.<\/p><p>\u25b6 An experience in <strong>structures of all sizes<\/strong> From a 25-person tech startup to an international group of 200,000 employees<\/p><p>\u25b6 A mastery of the <strong>Industrial property<\/strong> (up to a portfolio of 390 patents, 49 families managed)<\/p><p>A large <strong>operational technical multidisciplinarity<\/strong>\u00a0mechatronics, thermal, fluid mechanics, magnetocalorics, signal processing, automation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-aed5a83-042b693 e-d2a399f-9f4f9e1 e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d2a399f\">\n\t\tLet's discuss your project\n\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661229c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"661229c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3918c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e3918c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My journey in a few words<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11be30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f11be30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nano-Banana-2026-05-17-16-55-46.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nano-Banana-2026-05-17-16-55-46.png 1024w, https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nano-Banana-2026-05-17-16-55-46-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nano-Banana-2026-05-17-16-55-46-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nano-Banana-2026-05-17-16-55-46-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e0799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e0799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduate of the\u2019<strong>CentraleSup\u00e9lec<\/strong> In 1999, I immediately entered the industrial world with advanced general engineering training, combining scientific rigor, project culture, and systems vision.<\/p><p><strong>At PSA Peugeot Citro\u00ebn<\/strong> (1999\u20132003), I began my career as a project manager for the semi-active controlled suspension systems of the future Peugeot 407 and Citro\u00ebn C6. There, I developed strong expertise in control systems, numerical simulation (Matlab\/Simulink), and quality methodologies (FMEA, fault trees).<\/p><p><strong>At Delphi<\/strong> (2003\u20132013), within a global automotive supplier, I led the R&amp;D department \u00abStart Center\u00bb for nearly 10 years. At the crossroads of commercial and technical, I managed responses to tenders from PSA, Renault-Nissan, FIAT, and Volvo, generating <strong>\u20ac120 to \u20ac220 million in annual revenue<\/strong> in an international environment, leading a multidisciplinary team of 8 people.<\/p><p><strong>At Cooltech Applications<\/strong> (2013\u20132018), I joined as Engineering Manager <strong>world's first company to industrialize magnetocaloric refrigeration<\/strong> \u2014 a disruptive technology at the intersection of mechanics, magnetism, hydraulics, and thermal engineering. As a member of the Executive Committee, I manage a team of 12 engineers and PhDs and am responsible for <strong>Intellectual property strategy<\/strong> of the company, with a portfolio reaching <strong>390 patents divided into 49 families<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>At Arpa Cooking<\/strong> (2019\u20132021)\u2014a French leader in the OEM manufacturing of electric cooking appliances for over 200 global brands\u2014I served as Director of Innovation &amp; R&amp;D and was a member of the Executive Committee. I oversaw the development of <strong>130 models annually<\/strong>, managed \u20ac30 million in procurement, and led innovation projects focused on connected appliances and next-generation cooking systems.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>At Mecatherm<\/strong> (2021\u20132026), a global specialist in automated production lines for industrial bakery and pastry products\u2014I led an <strong>R&amp;D team of 20 people<\/strong> and managed an annual development budget of  <strong>3,5 M\u20ac<\/strong> for nearly five years. Several products achieved international recognition:<\/p><ul><li>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Four M-VT<\/strong> \u2014 <em>IBA Award 2023<\/em> (Munich) &amp; <em>Gulfood Industry Excellence Award 2023<\/em> (Dubai): compact vertical oven that saves energy and floor space.<\/li><li>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Hygro Control System<\/strong> \u2014 <em>IBIE Best in Baking Award 2025<\/em> (Las Vegas), Sustainability category<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3426e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3426e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore details :\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-hittinger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"e-image-link-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f95d316\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-f95d316-e0439de\" id=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo-linkedin.png\" width=\"149\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hit-engineering.fr\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-aed5a83-042b693 e-cd75bef-52dbd30 e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"cd75bef\">\n\t\tLet's discuss your project\n\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ma Vision Je crois en un conseil d&rsquo;ing\u00e9nierie qui allie excellence technique et pragmatisme op\u00e9rationnel. 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