Product Design Engineering

The main objective of this engineering degree is to produce graduates with a broad and balanced set of skills and attributes required for the design and manufacture of innovative, optimised and sustainable technical products for the 21st century. this course develops the technical, personal, interpersonal and professional skills necessary to do that. it is a variant of the mechanical engineering degree, which focuses on design process methodology, materials, manufacturing and analysis.

You will spend up to 12 months getting hands on experience of a real engineering environment with a relevant company. students have gained work placements with organisations such as glen dimplex, dyson, lotus, survitec, collins aerospace, terex, leckey, seven technologies group, whale, jlr, randox, andor, kingspan, nacco, intel and accenture. students also have the opportunity to work or study outside the uk through programmes such as iaeste, study abroad and study usa. in recent years, students have undertaken placements in companies in argentina, brazil, canada, finland, france, japan, malaysia and the usa. for 2021-22 and beyond, the uk government will have to negotiate participation in the erasmus programme, as part of the broader brexit negotiations.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Graduates have been successful in gaining high-quality jobs in the discipline of product design engineering. the majority are working in manufacturing companies or design consultancies in the uk and ireland. their broad skill sets and experience have enabled them to fit in equally well in both small, dynamic companies and larger organisations. graduates have secured jobs in a variety of sectors including automotive, domestic appliances, design consultancy, electronics, packaging, materials handling, polymers, renewables, aerospace and medical devices. companies employing recent graduates include glen dimplex, dyson, lotus, survitec, collins aerospace, terex, leckey, seven technologies group, whale, jlr, randox, andor, kingspan, nacco, intel and accenture. whilst the vast majority of graduates are employed in product design or design engineering, some others have developed careers in other sectors such as management and education.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Northern Ireland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Queen's University Belfast has partnerships with the following companies: