
Cognitive Design by CDS is an AI-powered concurrent engineering platform created to enable engineers accelerate the development of high-performance, manufacturable, and sustainable products. The platform leverages a proprietary implicit-geometry engine and a parametric design approach to tackle the most demanding engineering challenges: - Design exploration: Generate and compare high-performance concepts faster; track, evaluate, and precisely identify the right design with confidence and agility. - Design automation: Capture engineering know-how with parametric workflows; reuse them to automate design across entire product families without starting from scratch. Manufacturing-driven Design is available for Injection Molding, Casting, Forging, Additive Manufacturing

Cognitive Design by CDS is an AI-powered concurrent engineering platform created to enable engineers accelerate the development of high-performance, manufacturable, and sustainable products. The platform leverages a proprietary implicit-geometry engine and a parametric design approach to tackle the most demanding engineering challenges: - Design exploration: Generate and compare high-performance concepts faster; track, evaluate, and precisely identify the right design with confidence and agility. - Design automation: Capture engineering know-how with parametric workflows; reuse them to automate design across entire product families without starting from scratch. Manufacturing-driven Design is available for Injection Molding, Casting, Forging, Additive Manufacturing
Founded: 2021 (Toulouse, France)
Product: Cognitive Design by CDS — on‑premise AI‑powered concurrent engineering / generative design platform
Customers / Targets: Aerospace, automotive, defense, and space sectors
Seed funding: €2M (announced Nov 8, 2023)
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Generative engineering design and manufacturing-driven product development for complex/high-performance components.
2021
Engineering software / generative design
€2M
Round includes investors Iron Hands Capital, DAA Capital Partners (DAA Ventures), and SpaceFounders / SpaceFounders France.
“Lead investor Iron Hands Capital; participation from DAA Capital Partners and SpaceFounders”
Company Description
Cognitive Design by CDS is an AI-powered concurrent engineering platform that accelerates the development of high-performance, manufacturable, and sustainable products. The platform leverages a proprietary implicit-geometry engine and parametric design methods to address complex engineering challenges. It offers advanced capabilities in design exploration—enabling efficient generation and evaluation of concepts—as well as design automation for reusing parametric workflows to streamline the development of product families.
We are a team of 20+ people pushing the boundaries of engineering innovation. Our team is proudly international, representing nine nationalities. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or identity, provided candidates share our values of respect, inclusivity, and kindness.
Role Description
As an intern, you will work on product development challenges at the intersection of engineering and artificial intelligence. Your mission will be to develop advanced, end-to-end design workflows for aerospace and automotive components, with the goal of drastically reducing development lead times, optimizing performance and lightweighting, and maintaining manufacturability and cost efficiency.
You will work with industry-standard CAD and CAE tools such as CATIA and ANSYS, in combination with our proprietary AI-driven generative design platform, Cognitive Design.
Qualifications