Product Design Engineering

Product design engineering is an exciting industry that continually evolves alongside technology, product advancements, the demand for quicker turnaround times, unique and personalised products, and environmentally friendly supply chains and production. it's about understanding product requirements and functionality, questioning existing ways of doing things and seeing opportunities to change things for the better. product design engineering blends a more technical engineering focus (such as mechanics, electronics, maths, engineering calculations of a products' design) with design principles, user experience, and technology to create new functional products or develop existing ones that can then be sold in competitive markets.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

As a design engineer you can be involved in almost every aspect of the product journey, from the initial concept, design, development, testing and management of projects to the manufacturing. product design engineers use technical knowledge, mathematical problem solving skills and a passion for designing and refining the usability of luxury to everyday items, across a diverse range of industries. roles may have responsibilities such as: concept, specification, tender and development of new projects or components cad, cam systems to design and visualise projects to clients or internally within teams model making, prototyping and product testing analysis on how to improve existing products, including complex calculations leadership including effective communication with clients, colleagues, contractors and managing other team members project management including ensuring projects are delivered to a timescale, to standard and within a budget work experience is highly desirable for graduates applying within the product design industry, to best demonstrate their team working abilities, skills and portfolio breadth. our students truly benefit from the industrial group project which is integrated into their degree, to provide them with this necessary experience to stand out when competing for graduate jobs. furthermore, many of our students gain placements and internships throughout their studies to advance their professional development ahead of graduation. companies return year-on-year to recruit from our department, and specifically companies such as chivas regal, adidas, rolls royce, dyson and jaguar land rover have our graduates covering a plethora of roles across their teams. some of our graduates go on to graduate trainee programmes with companies such as diageo, accenture, unilever and procter & gamble.

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 Scotland 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. University of Strathclyde has partnerships with the following companies: