Product Design

Hi Vanshika,
Design Engineers are required in almost every sector be it automobile, aerospace, shipping, construction, IC design, medical equipments, sports gears and office accessories etc. Industrial designers also carry out extensive research on latest design trends, market values, safety, texture, shape, safety weight and materials to be used before designing a product.
An industrial designer can get recruited as CAD engineer, CAID engineer, graphic designer, ceramic designer, automobile designer, public utility equipments designer, appliances and house ware designer or quality control designer. Even the Government of India recruits a large number of designers. You can also work as a research and development professional with various companies in the electronics and telecom equipment sector.
Product designers, especially those with an engineering background, are recruited by R&D departments of manufacturing companies and design consultants/ firms.
Pay Scales are dependent on the type of organization you are selected in.
You can also refer the article for more information:
https://www.shiksha.com/industrial-automotive-and-product-design-article-4555-1
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Hi Radhika, surely you can pursue a career in Product/ Industrial Design. This field is booming with the advent of 3D Printing. You need to just demonstrate good life drawing skills as well as idea presentation to get into a good college. start practicing sketching to begin with. Try to observe things closely and sketch them. You can also buy good sketch books from the market for sketching including shading, shadows, and human figures. However, soon you may have to upgrade to more serious books like "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richards William. Psychology and Literature are two useful subjects. Try to participate in Writing, Drawing/ Painting, Sports, Dramatics, Music, Singing etc. whatever is possible for you. You may also like to read this about the kind of preparation the best students put into this http://bit.ly/1ddUSi8. Also, do read suggestions on the path to be followed in this http://bit.ly/1hVBJHm. If any good Life Art or Method Art Classes are available in your neighborhood then take those classes (if you are near chandigarh then i can recommend some). Later on you may take up a course in Multimedia and animation or in design and graphics. Arena also offers such a Program Just for your knowledge. Animation draws the best out of a Creative Person. It offers a person to indulge in music, design, acting, direction, camera, voice design, character design etc. Wish you the best for your career. Remember, your Career is a resultant of your knowledge combined with your passion and expression ability. If you like this answer you may select it as best answer or press like.

Hi Rahu,
Product designers design a wide range of items, from day-to-day items like mobile phones to household appliances to cars, to larger things like industrial tools, equipment and machinery, as well as medical products. They work on new products or improve existing ones and use their understanding of technology, material and manufacturing methods to improve the design and utility of items.
The work involves:
-designing
-modeling
-testing
-producing prototypes.
Working alongside engineers and model-makers, industrial / product designers conduct research and devise a design proposal for projects.
These are the career prospects in Product Design:
-Design Engineers
-Development Engineers
-Manufacturing Engineers
-Product Engineers
-Automobile Maintenance Engineers
-Transportation Designer
-Digital Designer
-Furniture Designer
-Tool Designer
*Product Engineers or Design Engineers are those who deal with the designing and testing of the components and systems of automobiles.
*Development engineers are responsible for connecting all systems in a completed product and monitoring any related systems or engineering issues associated with the component and final product.
Career Thought:
Students associated with this course must understand:
-ergonomics
-material
-manufacturing process
-3D design
-branding
-marketing
-lifestyles
-trends etc
The products can be from industries such as ceramic design work, designing sanitary wares, light fittings, pottery, decorative porcelain and material for electrical and other industries.
Skills required:
•The ability to prioritize and plan effectively.
• The ability to work within cost constraints and to deadlines.
• The ability to work as part of a team and take responsibility.
• A creative approach to problem solving.
Those who have passed out from reputed institutes such as National Institute of Fashion Designing and National Institute of Design can earn a salary ranging from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 per month.
Top Industrial Design Colleges in India:
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Department of Industrial Design, School of Planning and Architecture
M.I.T. Institute of Design
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
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Dear Rahul,
Product Design is a process of creating a new product that other people can use. A Product design involves understanding of many other fields together, which includes manufacturing, engineering, marketing, user research, presentation skills and drawing. The developing role of a product designer has facilitated by digital tools, which allows designers to communicate, analyze and visualize the ideas that will help in reducing the manpower. Product design course have opened up a variety of career options.
Some of the programs offered are:
Master of Design in Product Design
Master of Engineering in Product Design
Master of Technology in Product Design
Master of Science in Product Design
Some of the institutes offering this course:
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Department of Design, Guwahati
Indian Institute of Information Technolgy, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur
Symbiosis Centre of Design, Pune
For the list of institutes, refer to the below link
https://www.shiksha.com/search/index?keyword=design+engineering&start=0&institute_rows=-1&content_rows=-1&country_id=2&city_id=&zone_id=&locality_id=&course_level=post-graduate-degree&course_type=full-time&min_duration=&max_duration=&search_type=&search_data_type=&sort_type=&utm_campaign=site_search&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=shiksha&cpgs_param=65_Institutes&from_page=search_page_top&autosuggestor_suggestion_shown=-1&tsr=searchbtn&
(In the above link, you can refine your search as per your city preference.)
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