Citation:
A. Riel, S. Tichkiewitch, R. Messnarz, European-wide Formation and Certification for the Competitive Edge in Integrated Design, Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design, Cranfield University, 30-31 March 2009, pp560
Abstract:
Competitive Product Design is more and more linked to mastering the challenge of the complexity and
multidisciplinary nature of modern products in an integrated fashion from the very earliest phases of product
development. Design Engineers are increasingly confronted with the need to master several different
engineering disciplines in order to get a sufficient understanding of a product or service. Industrialists
demand for the certification of these skills, as well as for their international recognition and exchangeability.
This paper describes the approach that EMIRAcle takes together with the ECQA in order to define and
establish job roles, curricula and certifications in the domain of Integrated Engineering on a European level.
