Almost everything we touch in daily life is designed and manufactured. The fundamentals of the Manufacturing & Design Engineering discipline are manufacturing technology, design for manufacture combined with business and enterprise management. Of the many disciplines in engineering and technology, Manufacturing & Design Engineers have the vital task of solving society’s innovation and production tasks. Manufacturing & Design Engineers are involved in the design of the product and the efficient management of resources and technology to produce quality goods and services for society. A key role for Manufacturing & Design Engineers in advancing the knowledge economy will be to develop more innovative products resulting in a high value-added manufacturing sector. Manufacturing & Design Engineers have skills and knowledge which can be applied across a broad spectrum of the engineering sector.

Career opportunities are excellent. In recent years all of the graduates gained excellent opportunities or engaged in research work. The industrial links with the final year project work and the formula student team project have received very positive reviews from industry. Graduates have gained employment in technical/design roles in the automotive, electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food industries. Companies such as HP, Intel, Braun, Siemens, Dromone, JCB and DAF. Many progress quickly into technical management roles with high salaries.