Product Design Engineering

About this course

Product design engineering is the discipline concerned with creating new products that are simultaneously functional, manufacturable, ergonomically sound and commercially viable. It sits at the intersection of creative design and engineering science, combining the visual and conceptual thinking of the designer with the technical rigour of the engineer. Product designers work on the full range of manufactured objects, from consumer electronics and medical devices to furniture, tools and sporting equipment, and they must balance aesthetics, user needs, material properties, manufacturing processes and cost constraints throughout the design process. At Loughborough University you will study product design engineering over four years of full-time study, on a programme that blends design principles, ergonomics, engineering science and technology with knowledge of manufacturing processes and p

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 55% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 3 / 100Process, plant and machine operatives · 10% of graduatescards →

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