Introduction to Product Development and Design for Engineers and Scientists, 2nd Edition offers a systematic, best-practices approach to master the engineering processes that drive successful product design and development across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. This updated edition expands its scope to include disposable and consumable products and introduces a new chapter on measurement uncertainty, exploring its critical impact on test results and decision-making.
This enhanced edition integrates Agile methodologies with real-world case studies, providing practical frameworks to help engineers and scientists navigate ambiguity, avoid scope creep, and prevent product launch delays. Readers will gain tools to implement contemporary approaches while maintaining engineering rigor and quality standards. Comprehensive case studies and hands-on exercises reflect the challenges of modern product development, equipping readers with a practical skillset applicable to the evolving landscape of modern product development.
Tailored for academic audiences and engineering and science students on product design courses, this textbook delivers industry-proven best practices and actionable guidelines for product design and development.
Online PowerPoint presentations and figure slides further support learning at www.routledge.com/9781032895215, offering essential tools to drive world-class innovation and sustainment of cutting-edge products.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Part I – Soft Skills of Engineering
1. Team and Team Dynamics
2. Program and Project Management
3. Technical Writing and Communication Skills
4. Technical Reviews and Checklists
Part II – FRONT END – Product Development Lifecycle Management and Roadmap
5. Product Lifecycle Management Models
6. Part III – Requirements and Their Cascade
7. Systems, and Requirements
8. Developing a Product’s Requirements
9. Concept Development and Selection
Part IV – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE DESIGN
10. Initial DFMEA and Product Risk Assessment
11. Transfer Functions
12. The Virtual Product
13. Design Details and Documentation
14. Design for X (DFX)
Part V – PREPRATION FOR PRODUCT LAUNCH
15. Cost Requirements Cascade and Purchasing
16. Detailed DFMEA, PFMEA and Control Plans
17. Design Verification, Product Validation and Design Transfer
Part VI – More on Agile
18. Market and Customers Changing Needs (By Dr. Mohsen Torabi)
Part VII – SUSTAINING A MARKETED PRODUCT
19. Sustaining Fielded Products
20. Product End of Life and Retirement
Part VIII –Skills needed across all Disciplines
21. Configuration and Change Management
22. Tolerance Design and Analysis
23. Data, Measurements and Tests
24. Measurement System Analysis and Uncertainty (Contributed by Dr. M. Torabi)
25. Failure Analysis and Product Improvements
Appendix A – What is Agile?
Appendix B - A Case Study for Employing Agile Methodology
References
About the Author :
Ali Jamnia is an accomplished professional and dynamic consultant with a proven track record in the Medical Device, Automotive and Commercial Industries, USA. He is an innovative and dynamic leader with hands-on experience solving design issues via expertise in mechanical engineering. His experience is complemented by a PhD and MS in Engineering Mechanics from Clemson University; 12 patents; and 4 books published by CRC Press.
